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.
CONSULTATION
Court: Karnataka High Court Bench: JUSTICE Subhash B. Adi Sadiqulla & Ors. Vs. State Of Karnataka & Ors. On 7 June 2012 Law Point: Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 498A — Quashing of proceedings — Cruelty — Prima facie case against accused No. 1 husband, accused […]
Court: Patna High Court Bench: JUSTICE Anjana Prakash Lal Mohan Singh Vs. State Of Bihar On 6 December 2013 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 498A, 201 — Cruelty — Disappearance of evidence — Testimony of DWs reliable — No positive evidence with regard to cruelty meted out to deceased in the period […]
Court: Himachal Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE Dev Darshan Sud Madan Gopal Vs. State Of Himachal Pradesh On 2 March 2013 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 498A, 306 — Cruelty — Abetment of Suicide — No evidence on record to show that accused was subjecting deceased to cruelty and constantly threatening and […]
Court: Jharkhand High Court Bench: JUSTICE R.R. Prasad Krishna Kant Mehta Vs. State Of Jharkhand & Anr. On 16 January 2014 Law Point: Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 498A — Quashing of Cognizance — Cruelty — No direct allegation is there against petitioners either of demand […]
Court: Karnataka High Court Bench: JUSTICE N. Ananda State by Jayanagar Police Station Vs. B.G. Raghu & Ors. On 3 March 2014 Law Point: Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 378(3) — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 498A, 109, 313, 34 — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Sections 3, 4 — Appeal Against Acquittal […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE B.D. Rathi Ravikant Dubey & Ors. Vs. State Of M.P. & Anr. On 13 Feb 2014 Law Point: Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 498A — Quashing of FIR — Cruelty — Only omnibus allegations made by complainant — Neither […]
Court: Uttarakhand High Court Bench: JUSTICE U.C. Dhyani Narendra Singh Dharamshaktu & Ors. Vs. State Of Uttarakhand & Ors. On 4 February 2016 Law Point: Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 173 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Sections 3, 4 — Investigation — […]
Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE Hari Pal Verma Sukhdeep Kaur & Anr. Vs. State Of Punjab & Anr. On 29 September 2015 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 406, 498A — Criminal Breach of Trust — Cruelty — No specific allegation against sister-in-laws as to what dowry articles entrusted to […]
Court: Madras High Court Bench: JUSTICE P.N. Prakash Kaleel Ahmed Sahib & Ors. Vs. State & Anr. On 19 February 2016 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 498A — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Section 4 — Cruelty — Dowry Demand — Withdrawal of complaint […]
Court: Orissa High Court Bench: JUSTICE S.K. Sahoo Ranjan Kumar Sahu Vs. State Of Orissa On 01 September 2016 Law Point: (i) Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 306, 498A, 34 — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Section 4 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 113A — Abetment of Suicide — Cruelty — Common intention […]