Anti-dowry Law Misused, No Automatic Arrest in Such Cases: SC

NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over misuse of anti-dowry law by "disgruntled" wives against her husband and in-laws, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that police cannot arrest accused in such cases "automatically" and it must give reasons for taking such steps which would be judicially examined.

The apex court said the attitude to arrest first and then proceed with the rest is "despicable" which must be curbed and directed all state governments to ensure that police do not resort to arresting in all offences punishable up to seven- year jail term including dowry harassment cases.

"We direct all the state governments to instruct its police officers not to automatically arrest when a case under Section 498-A of the IPC (dowry harassment) is registered but to satisfy themselves about the necessity for arrest under the parameters laid down flowing from Section 41 CrPC," a bench headed by Justice C K Prasad said.

It said that the police officer shall furnish the reasons and materials which necessitated the arrest before the magistrate.

Forced sexual relations between married couples not rape: Delhi Court

New Delhi - Sexual relations between a legally wedded husband and wife, "even if forcible, is not rape", a Delhi court has said while acquitting a youth who was accused of marrying a 21-year-old girl after serving her a sedative- laced drink and raping her.
"It is evident that the prosecutrix (girl) had willingly and in full senses solemnised her marriage with the accused and the marriage was registered in the office of Registrar of Marriages, Ghaziabad, on March 4, 2013. The parties engaged in physical relations with each other after the marriage.

The court's judgement may not go down well with women's rights activists .AFP

"The girl was more than 21-years-old at the time. Thus the girl and accused being legally-wedded husband and wife and the girl being a major, the sexual intercourse between the two, even if forcible, is not rape and no culpability can be fastened upon the youth," Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat said while absolving the youth of the charge of rape.

Apply online, get your voter ID in a month

 "Karnataka will be the first state in the country to go online. With this, application for correction of name and age, and for addition and deletion of names from the list, can also be made online," Karnataka's joint chief electoral officer T Shamaiah told STOI.

Microsoft Corp and Tata Consultancy Services have provided technical support to the project.

Eligible voters can get EPIC within a month, as against nearly nine months now. "The move is to digitize the system and make it faster," said Shamaiah.

An applicant will get mobile updates on the status of her application.

Among Bangalore's voters, 70% have EPIC as against 94% in other districts. In Karnataka, 87% of the voters are EPIC holders.

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LEGAL HEIR,SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE(sometimes called survivor certifiacte)

LEGAL HEIR
REGARDING LEGAL HEIR/ SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE(sometimes called survivor certifiacte)

1.YOU HAVE TO FILE AN APPLICATION FOR SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE TO THE CIVIL JUDGE SD COURT
 .YOU HAVE TO ENCLOSE THE DEATH CERTIFICATE OF THE PERSON AND ENCLOSE ALL relevant
DOCUMENTS SUCH AS COPY OF RATION CARD, ELECTION CARD ,BIRTH CERTIFICATE OF THE PERSON
AND HIS RELATIVES TO PROVE THE FACT THAT THE SAID PERSON WAS RELATED TO THE claimants.

2.IN CASE ANY SPECIFIC INVESTMENTS ,SUCH AS BANK ACCOUNT, FIXED DEPOSIT RECEIPTS,
INSURANCE POLICY AND ANY OTHER PROPERTY /INVESTMENT IN THE NAME OF DECEASED IS TO BE
CLAIMED BY HEIRS, THEY HAVE TO APPLY TO THE CIVIL JUDGE SENIOR DIVISION COURT FOR
SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE. COURT WILL ISSUE NOTICE TO RESPONDENTS IF ANY AND ALSO PUBLISH
NOTICE IN THE LOCAL NEWS PAPER AND INVITE ANY OBJECTIONS WITHIN ONE MONTH OF PUBLICATION
 OF SAID NOTICE. THE claimants. SHOULD PAY IN THE COURT THE REQUIRED CHARGES OF NEWS PAPER
 PUBLISHING THE NOTICE OR APPLY  TO THE COURT BY SPECIFYING THE NAME OF NEWS PAPER .COURT
WILL HAND OVER THE SAID NOTICE FOR PUBLISHING IN THE SAID NEWS PAPER .THE CLAIMNENT SHOULD
 PRODUCE THE ORIGINAL RECEIPT OF SAID NOTICE AND ALSO COPY  OF SAID NEWS PAPER IN THE
COURT.

3.COURT WILL WAIT FOR SAID NOTICE PERIOD AND THEN AFTER HEARING THE ARGUMENTS WILL
PASS THE ORDER AND ISSUE THE SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE TO THE claimants.
4 THE SAID CERTIFICATE  COPY SHOULD BE SUBMITED FOR CLAIMING THE RELEVANT AMOUNTS
 FROM BANKS OR INSURANCE CO.

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THANKS KINDLY NOTE THAT
 1)It is Legal Heir ship certificate (sometimes called survivor certificate) has
 to be obtained from concerned taluka tehsildar by submitting copy of death
certificate, copy of proof of residence with an application. Further particulars
 can be obtained from taluk office.

Approach the local Tahsildar office with the death certificate of your father.
 After verification, legal heir certificate will be issued showing that you and
 your mother are legal heir to your deceased father. Fees are nominal and less
 time consuming.

2)Courts neither issue legal heir certificate nor has the power to do so. If there
is any dispute with regard to legal heir ship, approach the Court and it can only
declare legal heir status. Even then you have to approach the Revenue authorities
(Tahsildar) to get the certificate on the basis of order of Court.