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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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Maheswar Panda (Dr.) & Ors. Vs. State of Orissa & Anr.

  Court: Orissa High Court Bench: JUSTICE S.K. Sahoo Maheswar Panda (Dr.) & Ors. Vs. State Of Orissa & Anr. On 23 April 2018 Law Point: Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 498A — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Sections 4, 6A — Quashing of FIR — […]

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Maintenance under S 125 to be Adjusted in DV Case

Bombay High Court JUSTICE P.R. Bora Vishal Vs. Aparna & Ors. On 13 June 2018 Law Point: Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 Sections 23, 20(1)(d) Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 Section 125 Interim maintenance Grant under DV Act, is not in addition to amount already granted in any other civil or criminal proceedings […]

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Husband and Wife to Contribute For Maintenance of Child

Bombay High Court JUSTICE Bharati H. Dangre Sumit Vijay Kumar Vs. Shraddha Gupta Jain On 13 April 2018 Law Point: Family Court has considered earning capacity of husband and wife and also liabilities borne by them — Court has considered bank statement of husband which was placed on record and also referred to certain credit […]

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K. Subba Rao & Ors. Vs. State Of Telangana

Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICE S.A. Bobde, J. & L. Nageswara Rao K. Subba Rao & Ors. Vs. State Of Telangana On 21 August 2018 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 Section 498A Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 Section 482 Cruelty Quashing of proceedings Criminal proceedings are not normally interdicted by Apex Court at […]

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Nisha Rashmi Vs. Kamlesh Pandey

Court: Jharkhand High Court Bench: JUSTICE Aparesh Kumar Singh, J. & B.B. Mangalmurti Nisha Rashmi Vs. Kamlesh Pandey On 16 July 2018 Law Point: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ia) — Cruelty — Petitioner-wife stayed for 4-5 days only after marriage — No serious attempts to resolve issues by her family members or wife […]

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No Maintenance to Adulterous Wife even in CrPC 125

Bombay High Court JUSTICE K.L. Wadane Bhagwat Pitambar Borse Vs. Anusayabai Bhagwat Borse & Anr. On 8 February 2018 Law Point: Divorce granted in favour of petitioner-husband — Order of Civil Court attained finality — Question of ‘adultery’ finally determined by Civil Court and that finding confirmed by first Appellate Court and this Court in […]

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Smt Vimla Devi Vs. Smt. Ruchi Sharma

Court: ADDL. DISTRICT JUDGE­: SOUTH WEST DISTRICT: DWARKA COURTS Bench: JUSTICE TARUN YOGESH Smt Vimla Devi Vs. Smt. Ruchi Sharma 23 April 2019 Law Point: It is not sufficient to merely show that the house in which the wife claims residence is a shared household, in addition she has to show that her husband has […]

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Sudhir Kamlakar Kharbade Vs. Sangita

Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE Vasanti A Naik, J. & Swapna Joshi Sudhir Kamlakar Kharbade Vs. Sangita On 20 April 2018 Law Point: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 – Sections 13(1)(ia), (ib) – Cruelty – Desertion – Appreciation of evidence –  Wife respondent has ill-treated appellant-husband, in-laws and lodged false complaint against him under Section […]

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Dowry Death Inconsistency between Evidence and Statement to Police leads to Acquittal

Bombay High Court JUSTICE M.L. Tahaliyani Ramu Shankar Wagh Vs. State Of Maharashtra On 11 Feb 2014 Law Point: Section 113B — Cruelty — Abetment of Suicide — Presumption — Major allegation of evidence was found missing from police statements creates a serious doubt about correctness of evidence of witnesses — No evidence to establish […]

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Sanjeev Kumar Agarwal Vs. Rashmi Agarwal & Anr.

Court: Allahabad High Court Bench: JUSTICE Vijay Lakshmi Sanjeev Kumar Agarwal Vs. Rashmi Agarwal & Anr. On 9 May 2014 Law Point: Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 — Sections 12, 22 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 125 — Domestic Violence — Compensation orders — Justification — Wife had not moved […]

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