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: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE A.K. Sikri & Ajit Bharihoke Naresh Vs. State Of NCT of Delhi On 12 May 2010 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 302, 498A — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 313(1)(b) — Murder, Cruelty — Lapse in examination of accused — Incriminating evidence against accused not […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICE P. Sathasivam & J. Chelameswar Meenakshi Khandelwal Vs. Shailesh Khandelwal On 4 May 2012 Law Point: Custody of Minor Child — Welfare of child is of paramount consideration as well as right and entitlement of petitioner-mother — Minor daughter expressed her grievance against her mother and prefers to […]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE P.D. Kode Sandesh & Ors. Vs. State Of Maharashtra & Anr. On 24 July 2013 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 494, 498A, 323, 34 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Bigamy — Cruelty — Hurt — Common Intention — Quashing of proceedings — […]
Court: HIGH COURT OF KERALA Bench: JUSTICE P.UBAID Ratheesh Vs State Of Kerala on 13 January 2017 Law Point: JUDGEMENT 1. The appellant herein challenges the conviction and sentence against him under Section 376 IPC in S.C.No.125 of 2010 of the Court of Session, Ernakulam. The prosecutrix who made complaint in this case is a […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE V.K. JAIN, J. Nikhil Parasar vs The State Govt. Nct Of Delhi on 1 February 2010 Law Point: JUDGEMENT 1. This is a petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of bail. The case of the prosecution, in a nutshell, is that the parents […]
Court: BOMBAY HIGH COURT Bench: Bharati Dangre BHAGYASHRI Vs. JAGDISH & ANR. on 26 February 2022 Law Point: (i) Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Sections 24, 25 — Interim maintenance — Entitlement — Till disposal of main proceedings filed by husband claiming permanent alimony — Petitioner-wife submitted that since marriage between petitioner and respondent dissolved by […]
Court: Allahabad High Court Bench: JUSTICE Arun Tandon & Abhai Kumar Sunil Kumar Chaurasia Vs. Neelima On 22 April 2016 Law Point: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Sections 13(1)(ia), 13A, 9 — Family Courts Act, 1984 — Section 19 — Cruelty — Judicial Separation — Restitution of conjugal rights — Parties living separately for past […]
Court: Orissa High Court Bench: JUSTICE Biswanath Rath Bhavin Shah Vs. Sapna Shah On 8 January 2016 Law Point: Wife in enjoyment of maintenance from two Courts — Not permissible in law — Grant of interim maintenance in favour of wife by another competent Court of Law — This fact brought to notice of Family […]
Madhya Pradesh High Court JUSTICE C.V. Sirpurkar Pooja Gaur Vs. Umit @ Pinky Patel On 26 April 2016 Law Point: Acquittal in criminal case — No specific allegations against husband alleging harassment for dowry — She left matrimonial home of her own accord — Wife is suffering from some mental issues for which she has […]