Visakhapatnam Court Orders Perjury Proceedings Against Women in False Dowry Case

A Visakhapatnam court has ordered perjury proceedings against a woman who filed false dowry harassment charges against her husband and father-in-law under Section 498A of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 

The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Gajuwaka, acquitted both men after finding the 2020 allegations baseless.

The woman had also falsely claimed she was unqualified to earn a livelihood, but evidence showed she held a B.Tech degree from JNTU, Kakinada. Her husband, a bus conductor, proved he had supported her education.

The court directed that a perjury complaint be filed under Section 340 CrPC for giving false evidence in sworn statements. The matter will proceed before the appropriate court.