“What if I am tortured by my daughter-in-law” - Suicide note “如果我折磨我的女兒-在-法” -遺書
“If a woman is tortured, the first thing police do is arrest her in-laws, even though they are elderly. “如果一個女人是折磨，第一件要做的是，警方逮捕她，在法律，即使是老人。 What if I am tortured by my daughter-in-law?如果我折磨我的媳婦呢？ All 498A(a section that deals with physical and mental torture of women) does is put people like us behind bars, it will never put my daughter-in-law behind bars.所有498a （一節涉及的身體和精神折磨的婦女）是把人一樣，我們背後的酒吧，它將從來沒有向我的女兒-在法律背後的酒吧。
Police should look into this discrepancy and if need be change the law, for I am ending my life unable to bear the torture meted out to me by my daughter-in-law…”警方應考慮此差異，如果有需要修改法例，因為我結束我的生命無法承受酷刑在平時，以我的媳婦… … “
This suicide note was on Thursday from an Alipore (Kolkata, India) house where 64 year-old Ranjit Chakraborty hanged himself to death from from his bathroom shower.這遺書，是對週四從一alipore （加爾各答，印度）的房子裡64年歲蘭吉特查敏上吊自殺死亡，從從他的浴室淋浴。
Chakraborty, a retired employee of a multi-national company, worked hard till the day he died.查敏，一位退休的僱員多國公司，努力工作，直到有一天他真的死。
Police conducted a preliminary enquiry and slapped charges of abetting suicide against Chakraborty’s daughter-in-law Litu and his only son Partha.警方進行了初步詢問和掌摑的收費教唆自殺對查敏的女兒-在法律litu和他的獨生子partha 。 Both were arrested.都被拘捕。 The police action came not just on the basis of the suicide note, but also after an inquiry in the locality.警方的行動來不只是在此基礎上的遺書，而且後一調查，在當地。
Police suspect Partha and Litu had their eyes on their parent’s property and were hence ill-treating their parents.警方懷疑partha和litu了他們眼中就其母公司的物業，所以病患者治療他們的父母。
Source: Kolkata edition of The Times of India (couldn’t find it online yet)資料來源：加爾各答版印度時報（無法找到它，但在線）
I felt thoroughly horrified after reading this article.我覺得徹底震驚後，讀此文章。 How much low can a woman sink for money?有多少可以低一女，沉為錢呢？ Where is the trust , the respect for the elderly?哪裡是信任，尊重老人？ Such people make me sick to my core.這樣的人使我生病到我的核心。
And yes the law is unfairly tilted towards women in India.是的法律是不公平的傾斜，對婦女在印度。 If any wife complains of torture by his husband or in-laws, immediately police arrests them, without even preliminary investigation or legal recourse.如果妻子有任何抱怨的酷刑，他的丈夫或在法律，警方立即逮捕他們，甚至沒有初步的調查或法律追索權。 You are literally at the mercy of your daughter-in-law.你是從字面上來看，在憐憫你的媳婦。 And recently quite a few daughter-in-laws have decided to take advantage of the situation.最近也有不少的女兒-在法律已決定利用情況。
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November 9th, 2006 at 4:02 am 2006年11月9日在上午04時02分
During a chat on Indiatimes, Renuka Chaudhary gave some arguments in favour of DV and 498a.在一個聊天室就indiatimes ， renuka chaudhary了一些爭論，贊成DV和498a 。 Here are my remarks on that:在這裡我謹此陳辭：
Argument1: argument1 ：
A lot of them said “humko marvadi”, you’ve killed us, finished us.很多人說： “ humko marvadi ” ，你已經殺我們，我們完成了。
But a lot of women have emailed and written and said “you are our但很多婦女已通過電子郵件發送和書面，並說： “你是我們的
hero,supergirl Renuka” and all that.英雄， supergirl renuka “及一切。 But what was most wonderful was但什麼是最精彩的是
that a lot of senior men and a lot of young people have come forward有很多高級男子和許多年輕的人站出來
and said “I’m so glad you brought it.並說“我很高興你帶來了它。 I wouldn’t accept it if my son我不會接受它，如果我的兒子
went around slapping a woman”.到處掌摑一名女子“ 。 So there is a beginning…因此，是一個開始…
remark: Has Renuka Chaudhary really asked about the mother or sister備註：已renuka chaudhary真的詢問母親或姊妹
of a victim?一個受害者？ Can they also hail Renuka Chaudhary as a HERO?可他們還冰雹renuka chaudhary作為一個英雄？ Being a作為一個
feminist hero,whether Renuka Chaudhary has concerns over Mental pain女權主義英雄，是否renuka chaudhary已關注的精神創傷
afflicted to such women?遭受這樣的婦女？
Argument2: argument2 ：
I am quite amazed at the hypocrisy of our society.我很驚訝的虛偽我們的社會。 There is an adult有一成人
man and an adult woman.男子及一名成年婦女。 I have no role in that.我沒有在這方面的作用。 By law they are由法律，他們是
consenting adults.同意的成年人。 So if voluntarily they are going to live因此，如果他們是自願前往生活
together, does it mean that the man is entitled to beat her up or兩者合計，這是否意味該名男子是有權毆打她，或
burn her or use her because he is not married to him?她的燒傷或使用她，因為他是沒有結婚，他呢？
Remark:備註：
Well.A man is living with a woman. well.a人是生活在一起的一名女子。 The man pays some amount to the該名男子自付部分的金額向
woman.女人。 As being an adult the woman is free to live with other men作為一個成年人該名女子是免費的生活與其他男子
too.也。 They may be paying to her.他們可能因此付出她。 This is perfectly OK.Then who are這是完全ok.then誰是
prostitudes? prostitudes ？ Why are you putting them into jails, snatching their為什麼你把他們變成監獄，搶掠他們的
earnings.收入。
Argument3: argument3 ：
If not eradicate, it will at least help set directions for men to如果沒有消除，它將至少幫助設定的方向官兵
behave.的行為。 A lot of men don’t realise that what they do naturally is很多男人不知道他們的所作所為，自然是
actually not acceptable as societal norms.其實是不能接受的作為社會規範。 So we will be able to因此，我們將能夠
give direction.給方向。 We have set up a framework and the children of the我們已成立了一個框架和兒童的
future will grow up in an environment where they see parents respect未來將成長起來的環境下，他們看到父母的尊重
each other.對方。 In any case, you didn’t need the law to do this.在任何情況下，你並不需要法律來做到這一點。 This is這是
part of the vows you took when you got married and you haven’t部分的誓言你毅然當您結了婚，你有沒有
implemented that.實施。 So sometimes we have to step in to play teacher.因此，有時我們必須加強在發揮教師。
Remark:備註：
Respecting each other is not necessary as the wife can do anything.尊重對方做法並無必要，因為妻子可以做任何事情。
How efficient teacher Renuka is?如何有效率的教師renuka是什麼？ If a teacher teaches with such a如果教師任教，與這樣一個
law such a law, then why to teach men only?法這樣的法律，那麼，為何要教導男性只有？ Even if you take an即使你採取一
assumption that there is no physical abuse of men by women, no one假設是沒有肉體上的虐待的男子，婦女，沒有一
can be sure that there are no oher abuses like verbal and Emotional.可以肯定的是，有沒有oher濫用一樣，口頭和情感。
Renuka should know about the women who compell their husband to keep renuka應該知道有關婦女誰迫使其丈夫保持
himself allof from their parents.自己allof從他們的父母。 Is it not an emotional abuse?這不是一個情感虐待？
Argument4: argument4 ：
How do you say 498 A is draconian?你怎麼說， 498 1是惡法？ Is it draconian that women are它是惡法，婦女
burning?在燃燒？ That even pregnant women have not been spared?即使孕婦不能倖免？ That there有
is so much domestic violence that the whole psyche of an Indian這麼多家庭暴力的說，整個的心靈印度
woman goes for a six?女子雲為6呢？ The children grow up witnessing this and孩子們長大了目睹這和
believing it is right for them to beat up some other human being.相信這是正確的，他們擊敗了其他一些人。 It它
is not even so much as men and women as one human being to another.甚至沒有這麼多，因為男人和女人作為一個人到另一個。
It is completely inhuman to behave like that.Yes, some women have這是完全不人道的行為，像that.yes ，有些婦女
misused 498 A, but neither has that misuse been a deterrent for誤用498一，但也沒有說，濫用一直是阻嚇作用
women being burnt.婦女被燒毀。 It has also not stopped the dowry demands.So if它也沒有停止過嫁妝demands.so如果
some women somewhere do it, does that mean I don’t bring a law at有些婦女某處這樣做，這是否意味我不把一個法律
all?所有？
Remark:備註：
Everything she confessed.一切她交待。 I don’t need to put a remark.我不需要提出一個說法。
Argument5: argument5 ：
Oh there are plenty, even advanced economies like USA have this.哦有很多，即使是先進的經濟體系一樣，美國有此。 We我們
looked at them but what was necessary was that we look at ourselves.看他們，但什麼是必要的是，我們期待在我們自己。
India can’t copy anyone else because of the complexities — the印度不能照搬照抄別人，因為複雜-
multiple religions, hundreds of languages, the gap between the多種宗教，數以百計的語言，之間的差距
educated and the illiterate, superstitions — to bring a law to say受過教育的人和文盲，迷信-把一個法說
one size fits all is really quite complex.人人都適合一種尺寸，實在是相當複雜。
Remark:備註：
An unfalliable rule-No need to evolve a law from within overselve. 1 unfalliable規則沒有必要形成一個法律從內部overselve 。
Look for advanced economies like USA and others.尋求先進的經濟體系一樣，美國和其他國家。 Take similar laws採取類似的法律
and remove every thing which talks of gender equality(in real sense)並刪除每件會談兩性平等的（真正意義上）
and supports men.並支持男子。 This step is quite necessary for being a FEMINIST這一步是很有必要作為一個女權主義
HERO.英雄。 Renuka followedd it exactly and you see- she is a hero. renuka followedd ，這正是你看到她是一位英雄。
December 5th, 2006 at 4:17 am 2006年12月5日在上午04時17分
Sub : Stop abuse of 498A ( Dowry LAW) - See CNN-IBN News小組：停止濫用498a （嫁妝法） -看到有線電視新聞網-伊本新聞
Tortured hubbies, victims of 498(A) (1)- See CNN IBN hubbies折磨的受害者， 498 （一） （ 1 ） -看到有線電視新聞網的I bn
http://dvact.awardspace.com/index.php?module=articles&c=articles&b=1&a=105
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/tortured-hubbies-victims-of-498a/27446-3.html
Statistics suggest that Gokul and Sohail are just the tip of the統計數字顯示， gokul和蘇海爾馬只是提示的
iceberg.冰山一角。
*In 2004, 58,319 dowry cases were registered *在2004年， 58319嫁妝案件登記
*1,34,757 men were arrested * 1,34,757男子被捕
*47,828 cases have reached the chargesheet stage *四萬七千八百二十八案件已達到chargesheet階段
*10,491dowry cases were not chargesheeted as they were based on * 10491dowry案件不chargesheeted ，因為他們的基礎上
frivolous ground.無聊的地面。
*However, 5,739 men have been convicted but more than four *然而， 5739男子已被定罪，但四年多
times that number have been acquitted (24,127)倍，這一數字已被宣告無罪（ 24127 ）
The controversial section not only covers dowry, but a wide備受爭議的部分，不僅涵蓋了嫁妝，而是一個廣泛的
spectrum of incidents including cruelty, causing injury and danger to mental or頻譜的事件，包括虐待，造成傷害和危險的精神或
physical health.身體的健康。
It is this all consuming nature of the law that has legal這是所有消費性質的法律，具有法律
experts worried.專家擔心。
Says advocate Dipesh Mehta, “In metro cities complaints like說，主張dipesh ，梅達， “在地鐵的城市一樣，投訴
this are usually filed by women with the intention to harass the husbands.這通常是由婦女與意向騷擾的丈夫。 I am我是
of the view that there should be some change in the provision of section委員會認為，應該有一些變化，在提供第
498A.” 498a “ 。
Respected Sir/Madam,尊敬的先生/女士，
We appreciate and understand your intention to wards improve the Indian Society .Few years back until We faced the reality with the situation and introduce the IPC498a ( Non bailable , non compoundable offence ) which is worse than TADA or POTA, we never consider the effect of the misuse of the same and how this will spoil the basic foundation of institution of marriage of Indian Society.我們對此表示讚賞和理解，你打算病房改善印度社會。幾年回，直到我們面對現實，與有關情況，並介紹ipc498a （非保釋，非compoundable罪行）這是不如tada或pota ，我們從來沒有考慮的影響誤用相同的，以及如何這將破壞基本的基礎機構的婚姻印度社會。 Seating on fence one will feel the same situation.座位上的圍欄一會覺得同樣的情況。 With all our sincere respect to all of you, we request one of you to go the court, check with lawyer and judge.與所有我們真誠地尊重所有的你，我們的要求之一，你去法院，請與律師和法官。 They will tell the real stats and misuse of act and abuse to age old mothers, sisters (including pregnant), father and husbands.他們會告訴真正的統計和濫用行為和性虐待的年齡老母親，姐妹（包括懷孕） ，父親和丈夫。
Quote:引述如下：
Stop abuse of elders at the name of IPC Criminal LAWS.Stop blind arrests innocents, without any investigation停止虐待長者的名稱， IPC的刑事laws.stop盲逮捕無辜的，沒有任何調查
Stop encouraging single parenting and family breakup停止鼓勵單身父母和家庭的解體
Strong Legal action against those who implicate innocents or catalyze this abuse.強烈的法律行動，這些誰牽連的無辜者或催化這種濫用。
All family disputes maters to be considered as Civil Matter case only as Criminal Case is not a Joke or order PIZZA.所有家庭糾紛maters被視為公務員的事情況下，只有作為刑事案件，不是一個笑話，或者訂購比薩餅。