498a by "unloyal, money hungry family" What you should do first

1) TOP PRIORITY Get AB for all concerned relatives in India.


2) Use all methods, political influence, money (one or both) to get the chargesheet manipulated. By that i mean generally all the police want is to get some money out of this situation (from both parties). Once the matter goes to court, then it goes out of their hands. They are known to file chargesheets with certain inherent loopholes which can be easily used by your lawyer in court. Trust me! Even you can get Bail if the chargesheet is favourable. The best way to settle this will be in court with the amount of proof/evidence you have at your disposal. Also remember that chargesheet once filled cannot be changed under any circumstances and police will stick to its finding no matter what.

3) Do not compromise & go for out of court settlement. It may hurt you in the long run.

4) Be paitient & be afraid. By that i mean don't get complacent under any situation & do not underestimate anybody. Small things going right/wrong for you at this stage will have huge implications later in court.

5) Protect all the evidence that you have got & keep a very watchfull eye on your lawyer. Lawyers tend to sell out when they get opportunity to do so.