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 Allahabad Bench: JUSTICE Harsh Kumar State of U.P. vs. Sukhoo and Ors. On 12 January 2017 Law Point: Abetment of suicide – In the absence of any specific avertments or evidence with regard to demand of dowry or treating deceased with cruelty, provision of S.113 of Evidence Act is not attracted. […]
Court: Himachal Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE Dharam Chand Chaudhary and Chander Bhusan Barowalia Varinder Singh vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors. On 23 March 2017 Law Point: Abetment of suicide – Prosecution has is required to plead and prove that one person instigated another person to commit suicide and as a result of […]
Court: Jharkhand High Court Bench: JUSTICE Deoki Nandan Prasad Dasrath Sao & Ors. Vs. State Of Bihar On 7 June 2001 Law Point: Sections 306, 498-A — Abetment of Suicide, Cruelty : Abetment, Absence of Essential Ingredient : No Charge under Section 306, I.P.C. Framed : Section 306, I.P.C. cannot be Said to be Minor […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICE Ranjana Prakash Desai & Madan B. Lokur Bhola Ram Vs. State Of Punjab On 11 November 2013 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 304B — Dowry Death — Merely making a demand for dowry is not enough to bring about conviction under Section 304-B, IPC — […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE G.S. Sistani & Sangita Dhingra Sehgal State Vs. Sudesh Gulati & Ors. On 14 January 2015 Law Point: Material contradictions in evidence of material witnesses – Unexplained delay in lodging FIR – Even missing complaint lodged by father of deceased on instance of Husband. Husband Acquitted. JUDGEMENT CRL. M. […]
Court: Karnataka High Court Bench: JUSTICE N.K.Sudhindrarao Jadeppa S/O Late Hanumanthappa Vs. The State Of Karnataka On 16 January 2018 Law Point: Abetment of suicide – Reason for committing suicide always has to be assessed from an independent angel and not from angle of victim or from a person who is cause for it. JUDGEMENT […]