Time has come to abolish the narrative that woman is a weaker
gender. Women are matching men in every field often leaving men behind. But the
sad reality is that the courts & laws are being used by women as tools not
just to impose their power/will on men but to extort money as well. Extortion
is rampant especially in matrimonial cases. Merely based on allegations wheels
of justice system are set in motion in favor of women and scant regard is paid
to merit. Courts are also more than happy to play to the gallery and continue
to treat women as weaker section/gender.
Idea that it is the responsibility
of man/husband to maintain woman/wife must be nipped in the bud in contemporary
times. Instead, at best discussion should be around limited support to
non-working woman/wife until she becomes independent within a specific time
limit. All maintenance laws in favor of women must be reinterpreted to reflect
the same. This is beyond imagination that a wife who accepts being involved in
adultery can still walk away with maintenance support by claiming she was
involved in occasional adultery. So is the fact that courts are misinterpreting
laws allowing disgruntled wife to live in a house she never lived in as long as
it belongs to husband or relative of husband. To make men responsible to
maintain women forever is an absolute injustice being meted out to them.
Decision after Decision it is clear that merit is set aside and decisive factor
is if party who approached the court is woman. In fact, core objective of every
law which is to be fair is being repurposed to suit the narrative that women
are a weaker section of society, hence deserve special treatment in law, and
are at same pedestal as children.
In the rush to favor women,
policies/laws are such resulting in giving power to women, instead of
empowering them, which is being abused thoroughly against men. Narrative that
women are weaker section is so intrinsic to our society/law that they are often
let go without any punishment even after proven false allegations by them,
resulting in no fear of law in them. Misuse of rape law is rampant to destroy
agency of man and make him slave. As per 2020 NCRB data almost 50% of Rape
cases filed by women were under the category “Sex on the Pretext of Marriage”
in which woman claims that male partner promised marriage to have sex
with then did not fulfil the promise. Most of these cases are filed on
the whims and fancies of disgruntled women and clearly show first they can play
card of “agency of woman” and when things don’t work out then card of downtrodden
and weaker. Above all even if findings of the courts are that women filed false
cases, however heinous, they are either let go without any punishment or
simple rap on the knuckle. No man can claim to be untouched by onslaught of
women. Not only poor and common men, but lawyers, doctors, engineers,
politicians, MLAs, MPs, IAS officers, IPS Officers, Judges
etcetera are impacted. Victim men are left with no other option
but to lead a suffocating life or die by suicide and for men in India getting
married is almost like a crime committed by them consequences of which they
must suffer.
This blogger would end by stating
that it is often said law is fluid and reflects realities of society. Hence, it
would not be wrong if law starts treating women at par with men instead of
treating them weak in contemporary times. Presumption that woman is right and
man is wrong must be obliterated from all the laws in favor of women
effectively against men. Persons making proven false allegations must be dealt
with iron hand as per law. Finally, attempt in maintenance cases filed by women
claiming to be destitute should be to make them independent but dependent forever.
