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: Rajasthan High Court Bench: JUSTICE Sandeep Mehta Krishan Chander (Dr.) & Ors. Vs. State Of Rajasthan & Anr. On 30 March 2013 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 498A, 406, 323 — Cruelty — Hurt — Criminal breach of trust — Appreciation of evidence — Complainant in her belated complaint has without […]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE B.R. Gavai & Z.A. Haq Pradeep Vs. State Of Maharashtra & Anr. On 30 September 2013 Law Point: Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 498A, 506, 34 — Quashing of FIR — Cruelty — Criminal intimidation — Common intention — Applicant […]
Court: Orissa High Court Bench: JUSTICE Dr. B.R. Sarangi Braja Kishore Das & Ors. Vs. State Of Orissa On 02 August 2013 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 498A — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Section 4 — Cruelty — Dowry demand — Quashing of cognizance of offence — When main accused already […]
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: 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: 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: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE T.V. Nalawade & Indira K. Jain Pramod Uttam Shinde & Ors. Vs. State Of Maharashtra & Anr. On 30 April 2015 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506, 34 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Cruelty — Hurt — Criminal Intimidation […]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE A.I.S. Cheema Subhash Vs. State Of Maharashtra On 20 April 2016 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 306, 498A — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 32 — Abetment of Suicide — Cruelty — Quarrels on mere suspicion — Dying declaration did not blame husband for burning wife […]
Court:Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICE D.K. Jain & Jagdish Singh Khehar Rajiv Thapar & Ors. Vs. Madan Lal Kapoor On 23 January 2012 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 304B, 498A — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Sections 227, 228, 482 — Dowry Death — Cruelty — Discretion vested in High Court […]