Some years back, I was sucked into the labyrinth of Indian Matrimonial laws and a false 498a in particular. To be fair, before it hit me, it was difficult for me to fathom the wide spread misuse of dowry laws and specially 498a in India.
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Court: High Court Of Delhi Bench: JUSTICE J.R. MIDHA Kusum Sharma vs Mahinder Kumar Sharma on 14 January, 2015 Law Point: Format of affidavit of assets, income and expenditure would help Court in determining true income, expenditure of parties, be filed by both parties at very threshold in all matrimonial cases JUDGEMENT 1. The requirements of […]
Comparison of Hindu, Muslim and Christian divorce law in India The Divorce law in India was not codified for most religions until long ago. Hindu Males were allowed unlimited polygamy till 1955, and till 1939, a Muslim Woman could not seek divorce from her husband basis their laws. Every religion is governed by its own […]
Compensation Order under Domestic Violence Act Compensation Orders under the Domestic Violence Act were envisaged, as DV is a comprehensive act to provide all remedies in one application to the aggrieved woman. So, among other things, a woman can also seek compensation for injuries and distress. There are many queries around the same, mainly because […]
In 2023, India implemented substantial changes to divorce proceedings through amendments to the Hindu Marriage Act, particularly affecting the Hindu community. These modifications are noteworthy and involve expanded grounds for divorce, encompassing factors such as adultery, mental or physical cruelty, desertion, conversion, and the irretrievable breakdown of a marriage. Unlike the previous law that primarily […]
Court: Calcutta High Court Bench: Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul) Sarju Kumar Sarkar & Ors vs The State Of West Bengal & Anr on 19 January, 2023 Law Point: No evidence that complainant subjected to Cruelty of such nature as defined under seciton 498A, IPC Nor any material or evidence to show that there was entrustment and misappropriation […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: Justice RAJESH BINDAL Aditi Alias Mithi vs Jitesh Sharma on 6 November, 2023 Law Point: No maintenance without compliance of guidelines JUDGEMENT 1. Leave granted. 2. As per the office report dated 30.10.2023, the respondent had refused to receive notice, hence, the service is deemed to be complete. 3. […]
Court: High Court of Karnataka Bench: Justice S Rachaiah Kantharaju vs State of Karnataka on July 17, 2023 Law Point: If marriage between husband and wife ended as null and void, offence under section 498A of IPC cannot be sustained JUDGEMENT 1. This Criminal Revision Petition is filed by the petitioner, being aggrieved by […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: Justice Pranay Verma Dinesh Joshi vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh on 31 March, 2023 Law Point: Necessary Ingredients of abetment to commits suicide missing offence under section 306, IPC against peritioner not made out JUDGEMENT Heard on I.A No. 4510/2023 which is an application for condonation of […]