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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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If Dying Declaration is Inadmissible; Conviction can not be based on it

BOMBAY HIGH COURT JUSTICE Rohit B. Deo Raju Vs. State Of Maharashtra On 29 January 2018 Law Point: Section 498A — Cruelty — Dowry death — Accidental burns — Dying declaration — Acquittal under Section 306, IPC — Death within 7 years of marriage — Sessions Judge could not have relied upon verbal and written […]

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No Allegation of Dowry in Dying Declaration Acquitted in Dowry Death

MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT JUSTICE J.P. Gupta Pradeep & Ors. Vs. State Of Madhya Pradesh On 24 August 2017 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 498A — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 32 — Cruelty — Dying Declaration — No allegation about demand of dowry — Statement of close relatives of deceased not […]

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Raju @ Nagendra Singh Chauhan & Anr. Vs. State of M.P. & Anr.

  Court: MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE Sheel Nagu Raju @ Nagendra Singh Chauhan & Anr. Vs. State Of M.P. & Anr. On 24 November 2017 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 498A — Cruelty — Allegation of cruelty made in very vague and non-specific manner — Total absence of description of […]

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Angrej Singh Sandhu Vs. State of Punjab

Court: Punjab & Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE Jaishree Thakur Angrej Singh Sandhu Vs. State Of Punjab On 4 May 2018 Law Point: Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 498-A, 406, 506 — Quashing of FIR — Cruelty — Criminal breach of trust — Criminal intimidation — […]

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Ramkumar Sarathe & Ors. Vs. State Of Madhya Pradesh & Anr.

  Court: MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE J.P. Gupta Ramkumar Sarathe & Ors. Vs. State Of Madhya Pradesh & Anr. On 23 January 2018 Law Point: Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 498A — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Sections 3, 4 — Quashing of charge […]

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RCR upheld when 498a resulted in final report – no reason to withdraw

RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT JUSTICE Pradeep Nandrajog, CJ & Vinit Kumar Mathur Jyotsana Vs. Ravi Khatwal On 12 March 2018 Law Point: Appellant-wife has not proved reasonable cause to withdraw from consortium for reason the only ground pleaded by her to withdraw from consortium was dowry harassment i.e. 498A which she could not prove — No […]

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Narinder Singh Saini Vs. State & Ors.

  Court: JAMMU AND KASHMIR HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE Sanjay Kumar Gupta Narinder Singh Saini Vs. State & Ors. On 24 May 2018 Law Point: Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Sections 5, 6A — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 498A, 109, 406 — Quashing of FIR — Cruelty — Abetment — Criminal breach of […]

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Sanjay Kumar Manwani (Dr.) Vs. State of Chhattisgarh

Court: Chhattisgarh High Court Bench: JUSTICE Pritinker Diwaker Sanjay Kumar Manwani (Dr) Vs. State of Chhattisgarh On 21 May 2018 Law Point: Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 438 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 498A, 34 — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Section 4 — Anticipatory Bail — Cruelty — Common Intention — […]

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Mohammed Haroon Ahmad & Ors. Vs. Shashista Parveen & Anr.

  Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE J.P. Gupta Mohammed Haroon Ahmad & Ors. Vs. Shashista Parveen & Anr. On 15 February 2018 Law Point: Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 498A — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Sections 3, 4 — Quashing of Order — […]

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Maheswar Panda (Dr.) & Ors. Vs. State of Orissa & Anr.

  Court: Orissa High Court Bench: JUSTICE S.K. Sahoo Maheswar Panda (Dr.) & Ors. Vs. State Of Orissa & Anr. On 23 April 2018 Law Point: Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 498A — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Sections 4, 6A — Quashing of FIR — […]

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