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The Weaponization of Penal Laws: Navigating False FIRs in Matrimonial Disputes

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Gorvi Breja
Uttarakhand Technical University
Published June 28, 2026
Volume Volume III
Issue Issue 9
DOI https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21004161
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Gorvi Breja (2026). The Weaponization of Penal Laws: Navigating False FIRs in Matrimonial Disputes. The Indian Journal for Research in Law and Management, Volume III(Issue 9). Retrieved from https://ijrlm.com/journal/the-weaponization-of-penal-laws-navigating-false-firs-in-matrimonial-disputes/

Abstract

Criminal Law exists as a shield against wrong, not as a sword in domestic warfare. Yet across Indian courts and police stations, a trend is being noticed where penal statutes that were meant to protect women from cruelty are being used as an instrument of coercion during matrimonial disputes. The most misused statute in such cases is Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (now Section 85 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita), which protects women from dowry harassment. The section punishes the husband or his relatives for subjecting women to cruelty. This particular section has become a tool for personal vengeance in several cases.

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