Where can I complain about my son and daughter in law? What happens when a daughter in law harasses their parents? How do I file a complaint against my daughter in law? What can I do about a harassing daughter in law? How Can parents file a case against daughter in law? What are the responsibilities of daughter in law? What is mental harassment by in laws? How Does daughter-in-law have rights in mother in law property in india? What is the punishment for mental harassment in India? How Can daughter in law can claim father in law property in india?

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There is nothing to be worried. Tell her to lodge a police complaint. FIR may be registered u/s 498A, 304, 354 etc of IPC AND SECTION 3,4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. Secondly, it is better to live separately. Thirdly, she has to decide whether it would be good for her to divorce him.Mental harassment is an offence and punishable under the laws. Increase in cases of child suicides due to mental harassment by teachers, parents or anybody who has the charge over the kid led to provisions of punishment for this offence,

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child especially Article 19 and Article 37 of it and fundamental rights and Directive Principles for the state in Indian Constitution impose a duty upon the government of India to provide measures for the prevention and prohibition of mental harassment of Children. Government while acting on this duty established National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), a statutory body established by an Act of Parliament, The Commission for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005.

The Commission works under the Ministry of Women and Child Development to ensure the presence of proper measures against child abuse.the laws which contain the punishable provisions and protective provisions for mental harassment done by any person who has charge over the child

Reference: IPC – 202100499-20210012-695

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