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 S N DHINGRA Mohan Lal Jatia vs Registrar General, Supreme Court on 12 August, 2010 Mr. K. K. Sud, Adv. For the appellant. Mr. Vikas Pahwa, Standing Counsel for CBI with Mr. Tarun Verma, Advocate. Law Point: Complaint under Section 340 Cr.P.C. is to be treated as police report, is that of warrant […]
Court: High Court of Delhi Bench: JUSTICE S N DHINGRA Rani vs The State Of Nct Of Delhi on 2 December, 2010 Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh, Adv. For the appellant. Mr. O.P. Saxena, Addl. PP for the State. Law Point: Every suicide after marriage cannot be presumed to be a suicide due to dowry demand. JUDGEMENT 1. Present Appeal has […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE SHIV NARAYAN DHINGRA Chand Ram & Ors. vs State & Anr. on 15 July, 2010 Nemo For the appellant. Mr. Vivek Choudhary & Mr. Satish, Advocates For the respondent. Law Point: Mutual Divorce granted, 498A pending, Quashed on application by husband JUDGEMENT 1. Present petition has been filed for quashing of FIR No. 33 […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: Dr. Arijit Pasayat, C.K. Thakker, Lokeshwar Singh Panta Renu Kumari vs Sanjay Kumar & Ors on 3 March, 2008 Law Point: Quash overturned as respondents did not present themselves even after servicing of notice/summons. JUDGEMENT 1. Leave granted. 2. Challenge in this appeal is to the judgment of a […]
Court: Kerala High Court Bench: JUSTICE R. BASANT Unnikrishnan vs Latha on 30 July, 2007 SRI.P.SHAIJAN JOSEPH, Adv. For the appellant. Mr. Sunny Xavier, Adv. For the respondent. Law Point: Harmonious settlement of the disputes between the spouses can be accepted and proceedings in 498A can be quashed JUDGEMENT The petitioners are accused in a crime registered, inter alia, under Sec.498A of the IPC. The […]
Court: Rajasthan High Court Equivalent citations: 1988 (1) WLN 510 Bench: JUSTICE N KASLIWAL J. Om Prakash vs State Of Rajasthan on 23 February, 1988 Law Point: Sections 302, 306, 498 A and False accusation quashed. Accused not present at the crime scene JUDGEMENT 1. The petitioner by this petition under Section 482, Cr. PC, […]
Court: High Court Of Uttarakhand Bench: JUSTICE NIRMAL YADAV State vs Nishikant on 16 July, 2010 Mr. Nandan Arya, AGA for State, For the appellant. Mr. Vivek Shukla, Adv. For the respondent. Law Point: Misuse of dowry laws to implicate the husband and family JUDGEMENT This appeal has been preferred by the State of Uttarakhand challenging the judgment dated 30.08.1996 vide which […]
Court: Delhi High Court Equivalent citations: 138 (2007) DLT 535 Bench: JUSTICE S N Dhingra Smt. Sangeeta Kalra vs State on 2 March, 2007 Law Point: 498A quashed against sister-in-law on basis of letter written by wife to husband JUDGEMENT 1. This is a petition under Section 482 Cr. P.C. for quashing of FIR No. […]
Court: Kerala High Court Bench: JUSTICE R. BASANT Moolavalappil Shukoor vs State Of Kerala on 8 January, 2007 SRI.V.RAMKUMAR NAMBIAR, Adv. For the appellant. Public Prosecutor For the respondent. Law Point: Charges of 376 quashed against father and brother, 498A trial to continue against husband JUDGEMENT The petitioners are accused 1 to 3 in a prosecution interalia under Sections 498A and Section 376 […]
Court: High Court of Delhi Bench: JUSTICE SHIV NARAYAN DHINGRA Amit Sharma Vs. State & Ors. on 6 August, 2010 Mr. R.S. Kela, Adv. For the appellant. Mr. Sunil Sharma, APP for State Mr. R.K. Pandhi, Advocate for R-2 Law Point: LOC and FIR quashed in NRI case JUDGEMENT 1. The present petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C read with Article […]