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: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE Subodh Abhyankar Shekh Gulabh vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh on 25 July, 2018 Law Point: JUDGEMENT Heard. Perused the case diary. This is first criminal appeal filed under Section 14-A of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015 against the order dated 25/06/2018 passed […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE G.S. Ahluwalia Digvijay @ Ansh vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh Thr on 29 June, 2018 Law Point: JUDGEMENT An information has been sent by the Secretary, the High Court Bar Association, Gwalior to the Principal Registrar, High Court of MP, Bench Gwalior to the effect that the President, Vice […]
BOMBAY HIGH COURT JUSTICE Rohit B. Deo Raju Vs. State Of Maharashtra On 29 January 2018 Law Point: Section 498A — Cruelty — Dowry death — Accidental burns — Dying declaration — Acquittal under Section 306, IPC — Death within 7 years of marriage — Sessions Judge could not have relied upon verbal and written […]
JHARKHAND HIGH COURT JUSTICE H.C. Mishra, J. & Dr. S.N. Pathak Kumari Pooja @ Pooja Kumari Vs. Nandan Kumar @ Munna On 6 February 2017 Law Point: Void Marriage — Appellant-wife pregnant at the time of her marriage by some person other than Respondent-husband — Unimpeachable evidence that female child born to appellant within 6 […]
MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT JUSTICE J.P. Gupta Pradeep & Ors. Vs. State Of Madhya Pradesh On 24 August 2017 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 498A — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 32 — Cruelty — Dying Declaration — No allegation about demand of dowry — Statement of close relatives of deceased not […]
Court:THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS Bench: JUSTICE S.VAIDYANATHAN Samuel Tennyson Vs. The Principal & Secretary, Madras Christian College On 13 August 2019 Law Point: Sexual harassment at workplace writ Petition is dismissed as devoid of merits. JUDGEMENT This Writ Petition has been filed, seeking to quash the “Finding of Fact” […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE D.K. PALIWAL Sanjay @ Sanjeev Prajapati vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh Thr on 22 November, 2016 Law Point: JUDGEMENT This appeal has been filed by the appellant under section 14-A (2) of the Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act being aggrieved with the order passed by […]
Court: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA Bench: JUSTICE BUDIHAL R.B. Sri Papanna vs State Of Karnataka By on 14 December, 2017 Law Point: JUDGEMENT This is the appeal preferred by the appellant- accused being aggrieved by the judgment and order of conviction dated 22.08.2013 passed by the Additional District and Sessions Judge, Chitradurga in Sessions Case No.135/2010. By […]
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 […]