01397pab a2200217 454500008004000000100002300040245006400063260000900127300001600136362001100152520077900163650000800942650001800950650001500968650001300983650001700996773003401013909001001047999001701057952010501074180718b2003   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aDhagamwar, Vasudha  aInvasion of criminal law by religion, custom and family law  c2003  ap.1483-492.  a12 Apr  aFamily law, that decides on matters of social conduct and occupies the space demarcated by religion and custom largely makes up the `non-formal' aspect of the dual legal system in the country. The widespread and often insidious influence of family law, however, has been evident even in aspects of criminal law, which constitutes the formal legal system. This `criminalisation' of family law, the enduring presence of caste panchayats and the encroachment of religion and custom into criminal law has, this paper argues, led to a diminishing of the space and protection granted to women under the formal system. Its unfortunate consequences have also perpetuated certain ambiguities in the legal system and in some instances, even led to the denial of justice. - Reproduced.  aLaw  aCustomary law  aFamily law  aReligion  aCriminal law  aEconomic and Political Weekly  a55993  c55993d55993  00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-07-19hVolume no: 38, Issue no: 15pAR56438r2018-07-19w2018-07-19yAR