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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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 […]
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 […]
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 — […]
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 — […]
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 — […]
Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICE S.A. Bobde, J. & L. Nageswara Rao K. Subba Rao & Ors. Vs. State Of Telangana On 21 August 2018 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 Section 498A Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 Section 482 Cruelty Quashing of proceedings Criminal proceedings are not normally interdicted by Apex Court at […]
Bombay High Court JUSTICE M.L. Tahaliyani Ramu Shankar Wagh Vs. State Of Maharashtra On 11 Feb 2014 Law Point: Section 113B — Cruelty — Abetment of Suicide — Presumption — Major allegation of evidence was found missing from police statements creates a serious doubt about correctness of evidence of witnesses — No evidence to establish […]
Court: Jharkhand High Court Bench: JUSTICE Anant Bijay Singh Shekhar Pandit @ Sekhar Vs. State Of Jharkhand & Anr. On 11 September 2017 Law Point: Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 438 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 498A, 323, 325 — Anticipatory Bail — Cruelty — Hurt — Grievous Hurt — Petitioner-husband of […]
Court: Jharkhand High Court Bench: JUSTICE Anil Kumar Choudhary Simtaz Khan Vs. State Of Jharkhand & Anr. On 11 July 2017 Law Point: Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Sections 3, 4 — Dowry Demand — Proof — PWs categorically stated about dowry demand — Same not demolished in any manner — No illegality or impropriety […]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE B.R. Gavai & A.S. Chandurkar Mohd. Sadiq Mohd. Rafiq Vs. State Of Maharashtra On 12 February 2014 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 302, 498A, 201 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 106 — Murder — Cruelty — Disappearance of evidence — Circumstantial evidence — Burden of […]