After gifted with a 498A criminal, non-bailable, and cognizable case one goes through a phase where one wants to lash out at:
1- one’s ex-wife.
2 – police department for not conducting the actual investigation of the accusations before filing 498A FIR.
3 – Other State machinery which supports biased laws against a husband and his family.
Conventional logic and precedents from traditional battle fields, competitive sports, etc dictate that a husband should overwhelm the opposite party with multiple cases.
This conventional logic is a sure way to ruin oneself financially, legally, professionally, and lose time, peace of mind and be dependent upon the legal system for years for it to end the cases.
While the multiple cases are pending in the legal system, one cannot rest, one has to attend the court on specified dates. If the complainant husband or the accused husband does not attend the court on specified dates, a warrant is issued ( after following due process ) and no leniency is shown.
So, one has to:
A – Prepare mentally to be in the court
B – Take a day off
C – Coordinate with the lawyer
D – And, other things depending upon where a litigant husband resides, same city as the court is in or a different one
If one files multiple retaliatory cases:
1- It would be a financial, legal, professional and most importantly, a mental burden.
2 – It would have consumed all of your time.
CAVEAT:
However, there is an exception to the above advice of not filing multiple cases.
And it is, if you have solid evidence in terms of medical records, medical certificate, clear audio recording, clear video recording, etc, please go ahead and file ONLY a case for that reason which has above evidences to corroborate your claim or claims in a case or cases.
Remember I am referring to the cases you would NOT file or file and not to the cases filed by your ex wife and ex in-laws.
In parting one has to remember that every legal case has a life cycle and experience of its own, but the process remains the same: buckle up, do research about your situation and the legal options available for you, do not fall for false hopes and promises of easy ends to your legal situations, attend weekly meetings, coordinate with MRAs, hold your ground and do not crumble under pressure of false threats by the system.
A Turbulent Ride 