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: Rajasthan High Court Bench: JUSTICE Sandeep Mehta Krishan Chander (Dr.) & Ors. Vs. State Of Rajasthan & Anr. On 30 March 2013 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 498A, 406, 323 — Cruelty — Hurt — Criminal breach of trust — Appreciation of evidence — Complainant in her belated complaint has without […]
Court: Allahabad High Court Bench: JUSTICE Ajai Lamba & Aditya Nath Mittal Phirozi Vs. State Of U.P. & Ors. On 7 January 2016 Law Point: Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 304B, 498A — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Sections 3, 4 — Quashing of FIR — […]
Court: Calcutta High Court Bench: JUSTICE Harish Tandon Siddhartha Chatterjee (Dr.) Vs. Adrita Chatterjee On 1 October 2015 Law Point: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 26 — Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 23 Rule 1 — Custody of children — Withdrawal of suit by wife — Would not take away visitation rights of […]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE T.V. Nalawade State Of Maharashtra Vs. Sahebrao Ramrao Muthe & Ors. On 18 January 2013 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 498A, 306 r/w Section 34 — Cruelty — Abetment to suicide — Common intention — Suicide committed by jumping into well along with one year old […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE CHANDRA DHARI SINGH Joy Dev Nath vs State Of N.C.T. Of Delhi on 28 January 2022 Law Point: S. 3(1)(w) Of SC/ST Act Does Not Come Into Play When Offence Had No Reference To Prosecutrix’s Caste JUDGEMENT (THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING) CHANDRA DHARI SINGH, J. 1. The present application has […]
Court: HIGH COURT OF DELHI Bench: JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD Shailendra Kumar Yadav vs State on 5 April 2022 Law Point: JUDGEMENT 1. This petition under Sections 397/401 Cr.P.C. read with Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed for setting aside the Order dated 08.03.2021, passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge/SFTC – 2 (Central), Tis Hazari […]
CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT JUSTICE Goutam Bhaduri, J. & Deepak Kumar Tiwari CHITRA PATEL Vs. RUPESHWAR @ RUPESH PATEL On 25 March 2022 Law Point: When person undergoes trial in which he acquitted of allegation of offence levelled by wife against husband, it cannot be accepted that no cruelty meted out on husband — After marriage […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE V.K. Jain Vineet Vats Vs. State Of NCT Of Delhi On 3 March 2014 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 498A, 304B — Cruelty — Dowry death — Benefit of doubt — No allegation of appellant having subjected deceased to any kind of cruelty or harassment in […]
Bombay High Court JUSTICE P.D. Kode Nishant Vs. Sonia On 27 August 2013 Law Point: Default in appearance occurred on part of applicant i.e. failure of Advocate to inform about date — Such an opportunity deserves to be given for serving ends of justice — Proceedings are prolonged since the year 2011, orders of interim […]