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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PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT JUSTICE Dr. Sarojnei Saksena Rama Kanta Vs. Mohinder Laxmidas Bhandula On 7 February 1995 Law Point: Her threats and attempts to commit suicide — Act of lodging false complaint against her husband — Relations u/Secs. 498-A/34, I.P.C., resulting in acquittal — Are incidents of appellant’s cruel behaviour towards respondent — […]
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA JUSTICE Ruma Pal, Arijit Pasayat & C.K. Thakker A. Jayachandra Vs. Aneel Kaur On 2 December 2004 Law Point: Constant nagging on various aspects certainly amounted to causing indelible mental agony and amount to cruelty JUDGEMENT Leave granted. Parties to a marriage tying nuptial knot aro supposed to bring about the […]
DELHI HIGH COURT JUSTICE Pradeep Nandrajog, J. & Pratibha Rani Kamini Sondhi Vs. Kapil Sondhi On 9 September 2016 Law Point: Non-consummation of marriage — False complaints — Respondent went into depression and had to leave his job — Sufficient instances to dissolve their marriage on ground of cruelty. JUDGEMENT For the reasons stated in […]
ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT JUSTICE S.V. Maruthi & E. Dharma Rao G. PADMINI Vs. G. SIVANANDA BABU On 11 November 1999 Law Point: Letter Written to Third Party About Impotency of Husband : Amounts to Mental Cruelty — Wife has written letter about impotency of her husband to brother-in-law — Brother-in-law is an outsider to […]
MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT JUSTICE S.K. Gangele, J. & Akhil Kumar Shrivastava BALIRAM Vs. SUMITRA On 18 July 2018 Law Point: He was suspended and subjected to departmental inquiry – Husband entitled for decree of divorce. JUDGEMENT Appellant has filed this appeal against the judgment dated 6.1.2007 passed in Civil Suit No. 21-A/2006. By the […]
RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT JUSTICE Ajay Rastogi, J. & Deepak Maheshwari Anita Dharam Vs. Vinod Kumar On 14 December 2017 Law Point: Conduct and behaviour of wife was quarrelsome — Wife committed cruelty to her husband — Husband is entitled for getting a decree of dissolution of marriage. JUDGEMENT The instant appeal is directed against the […]
KERELA HIGH COURT JUSTICE A.M. Shaffique, J. & Anu Sivaraman Ajithakumari R. Vs. A.S. Subhagan On 3 July 2017 Law Point: Respondent-wife alleged to be making scandalous allegations against petitioner husband among neighbours — Allegations against him will amount to his reputation being tarnished JUDGEMENT This appeal is filed by the respondent in OP (HMA) […]
MADRAS HIGH COURT JUSTICE R. Subbiah, J. & A.D. Jagdish Chandira R. Thangamani @ Mainavathy Vs. S. Sathish Kumar On 22 September 2017 Law Point: False accusations against husband not supported by proof amounts to cruelty JUDGEMENT The appellant is the wife who has filed this appeal, challenging the Order and Decreetal Order passed by […]
Court: RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE Pradeep Nandrajog, C.J. & Vinit Kumar Mathur Kailash Chandra Vs. Laxmi On 4 May 2018 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 498A — Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ib) — Desertion — Cruelty — By the time parties recorded evidence, respondent had lodged complaint under […]
Court: RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE Ajay Rastogi, J. & Mr. Ashok Kumar Gaur Geeta Vs. Raghuveer Singh On 17 July 2017 Law Point: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ia) — Mental Cruelty — Extra marital relations — No reliable evidence — No foundation — Wife alleges illicit relation against husband with her […]