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: Allahabad High Court Bench: JUSTICE Bhanwar Singh State Of U.P. Vs. Sushil Kumar Jain & Ors. On 23 May 2002 Law Point: Not Dowry but Suspected Bad Character of Wife was Main Cause of Strained Relationship Between Two and such Strained Relationship Turned into Bitterness, Eventually Leading to their Divorce. Trial Court Rightly Recorded […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE Mahinder Narain Sushil Kumar Verma Vs. Usha 12.2.1986 Law Point: Wife got the pregnancy terminated without the consent of the Husband and thus caused mental cruelty to him. termination of pregnancy without the consent of the husband amounts to cruelty. JUDGEMENT 1. This is a husband’s appeal against the […]
Court: Kerala High Court Bench: JUSTICE K.A. Abdul Gafoor P.m. Devassia Vs. Ancy & Ors. On 26 October 2006 Law Point: Civil Court liable to take into account order of maintenance competent to pass under Section 125, Cr.P.C. while considering claim for maintenance in civil suit. JUDGEMENT 1. The father is assailing the decree granting […]
Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICE G.B. Pattanaik & Doraiswamy Raju Tarun @ Gautam Mukherjee Vs. State Of West Bengal On 4.5.2000 Law Point: Appreciation of Evidence : Charge Not Established — High Court on scrutiny of evidence held that offence under Section 306, I.P.C. not established by prosecution but offence under Section 498-A, […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE Vimla Jain State Of Madhya Pradesh Vs. Dulichandra & Anr. On 01 February 2012 Law Point: Vague allegations of cruelty against Husband. Absence of direct and clinching evidence against Husband in respect of cruelty under Section 498A, IPC to victim. Failure of prosecution to establish guilt beyond reasonable […]
Court: Gujarat High Court Bench: JUSTICE D.C. Srivastava Jayesh Rameshbhai Shah & Ors. Vs. State Of Gujarat & Anr. On 7.8.2001 Law Point: Discharge in 498A – Appreciation of Material on Record. Accused discharged on certain provisions of IPC. The Complainant did not tell the cause of injures to doctor; can’t be asked to bring […]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE G.D. Kamat & A.A. Halbe Shekhar Amonkar Vs. State Law Point: Apreciation of evidence, benefit of doubt given to accused Husband. JUDGEMENT 1. Being aggrieved by the conviction for offences punishable under Sections 478-A, 306, 323 and 506 (Part II) of the Indian Penal Code and […]
Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICE Dr. Arijit Pasayat, P. Sathasivam and Aftab Alam B. Venkat Swamy Vs. Vijaya Nehru & Anr. On 25.8.2008 Law Point: Appeal against acquittal — Circumstantial evidence — Prosecution has not established accusations — In cross-examination P.W. 1 categorically admitted that deceased never personally informed him about alleged harassment […]
Court: Orissa High Court Bench: JUSTICE A. Pasayat & D.M. Patnaik Babaji Charan Barik Vs. State On 8.10.1993 Law Point: Appreciation of evidence, no evidence for demand of dowry by Husband. Acquitted. JUDGEMENT Was the unfulfilled dowry claim of the appellant Babaji Charan Barik (hereinafter referred to as the ‘accused’) cause of death of his […]
Court: Allahabad High Court Bench: JUSTICE Sunil Hali Umesh @ Banti & Ors. Vs. State Of U.p. & Anr. On 31.8.2012 Law Point: Allegations made in FIR are so absurd and inherently improbable on basis of which it is not possible to proceed against accused person. Criminal proceedings quashed. JUDGEMENT 1. Process under Sections 498A, […]