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: Patna High Court Bench: JUSTICE Navaniti Prasad Singh, J. & Jitendra Mohan Sharma Sanjay Choudhary @ Sanjay Jaiswal Vs. Anjali Devi & Ors. On 19 December 2016 Law Point: Filing of false criminal complaint against husband and family members under Section 498A, IPC and other allied Sections of IPC, constitutes matrimonial cruelty. Marriage solemnized between parties […]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE S Daud Suman Ramchandra Shetye (Smt.) vs Ramchandra Sakharam Shetye on 13 January, 1989 Law Point: Taunts, constant nagging, violence and insulting behaviour by Wife amounts to cruelty. JUDGEMENT 1. This appeal arises out of a decree for divorce sans alimony passed against the appellant. 2. Appellant is the wife […]
Court: Punjab-Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE S Saksena Balbir Kaur vs Daljit Singh on 18 September, 1996 Law Point: Insisting to live separately from mother and sister of Husband without any valid reason is cruelty towards Husband. Divorce granted to Husband. JUDGEMENT 1. Appellant-wife has filed this appeal under Section 28 of the Hindu Marriage Act (for […]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE R.D. Dhanuka Anil Yashwant Karande Vs. Mangal Anil Karande On 23 Dec 2015 Law Point: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Sections 13(1)(ia), 9 — Cruelty — Restitution of Conjugal Rights — False implication of husband and his family members alleging offence under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506, IPC — Amounts to […]
Court: SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Bench: JUSTICE A Pasayat, D Bhandari Smt. Mayadevi vs Jagdish Prasad on 21/02/2007 Law Point: Cruelty in matrimonial life may be of unfounded variety, may be words, gestures or by mere silence, violent or non-violent JUDGEMENT Leave granted. Challenge in this appeal is to the judgment rendered by a learned Single Judge of […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE PRATIBHA RANI Kamini Sondhi vs Kapil Sondhi on 9 September 2016 Law Point: Sexless marriage, Wife made false complaints to husband’s boss, hence Divorce on mental cruelty. JUDGEMENT 1. The appellant/wife has preferred this appeal impugning the judgment and decree dated April 01, 2016 whereby her marriage with the respondent/husband […]
Court: HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND Bench: JUSTICE O.P.DWIVEDI Smt. Jaishree vs Sri Arjun Singh on 17 March, 2011 Mr. Ramji Srivastava, Advocate For the appellant. Mr. Sandeep Tandon, Adv. For the respondent. Law Point: Husband won the divorce on the grounds of Cruelty by wife, divroce granted with limited alimony JUDGEMENT This appeal, preferred under Section 19 of the Family Courts […]
Court: High Court of Delhi Bench: JUSTICE KAILASH GAMBHIR Smt. Nitu Aggarwal vs Sh Gireesh Gupta on 19 November, 2010 Mr. Rajiv Shukla, Adv. For the appellant. Mr.Gyan Prakash, Adv. For the respondent. Law Point: Roping in relatives in false cases amounts to cruelty towards husband JUDGEMENT 1. By this appeal filed under Section 28 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 the appellant […]
Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court Equivalent citations: AIR 1996 P H 98 Bench: JUSTICE S Saksena Rama Kanta vs Mohinder Laxmidas Bhandula on 7 February, 1995 Law Point: Threats & attempts to commit suicide & lodging false 498A is ground for divorce JUDGEMENT 1. The appellant wife has assailed the judgment and decree dated […]
Court: Madras High Court Bench: MR. JUSTICE A. KULASEKARAN G. Shyamala Ranjini vs M.S. Tamizhnathan on 20 November, 2007 Mr. S.V. Jayaraman, Sr. Counsel for Mr. N.A. Nissar Ahamed For the appellant. Mrs. Hema Sampath, Sr. Counsel for M/s. V.N.S. Law Firms For the respondent. Law Point: Audio CD evidence in matrimonial case JUDGEMENT The respondent in HMOP No. 96 of […]