Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, is a criminal offence. It is a cognizable, non-bailable, and
non-compoundable offence
In legal terms, 498A is an offence, which is:
• Cognizable: Offences are divided into cognizable and non-cognizable. By law, the police are
duty bound to register and investigate a cognizable offence. 498A is a cognizable offence.
• Non-Bailable: There are two kinds of offences, bailable and non-bailable. 498A is non
bailable. This means that the magistrate has the power to refuse bail and remand a person to
judicial or police custody.
• Non-Compoundable: A non-compoundable case, e.g. Rape, 498A etc, cannot be
withdrawn by the petitioner. The exception is in the state of Andhra Pradesh, where 498A
was made compoundable.
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