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 B.D. Rathi Ravikant Dubey & Ors. Vs. State Of M.P. & Anr. On 13 Feb 2014 Law Point: Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 498A — Quashing of FIR — Cruelty — Only omnibus allegations made by complainant — Neither […]
PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT JUSTICE Anita Chaudhary Amit Agarwal & Ors. Vs. Sanjay Aggarwal & Ors. On 31 May 2016 Law Point: Provisions of DV Act can be invoked only when domestic relationship is in existence — When domestic relationship ceases, provision under DV Act cannot be invoked — Complaint is abuse of process […]
Court: HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH Bench: JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR SRIVASTAVA Atul Kewat Vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh on 04 October 2019 Law Point: JUDGEMENT Shri Siddharth Datt, learned counsel for the appellant. Shri Rajmani Singh, learned Panel Lawyer for the respondent/State. This Criminal Appeal under Section 14-A of the SC/ST Act R/w Section […]
Court: HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH Bench: Justice Subodh Abhyankar Yogesh Pawar Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh and another on 21 June 2018 Law Point: JUDGEMENT 1. This is an appeal filed by the appellant under Section 14-A of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 against the order dated […]
This Judgment was in application in all trial courts in Delhi prior to Kusum Sharma Judgment. This Judgment is put here for information purpose only and is no longer relevant Delhi High Court JUSTICE J.R. Midha Puneet Kaur Vs. Inderjeet Singh Sawhney On 12 September 2011 Law Point: Both parties directed to file, along with […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE Gita Mittal, J. & P.S. Teji Ramesh Kumar Vs. State Of Delhi On 27 October 2016 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 304B, 498A — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 113B — Dowry death — Cruelty — Presumption — Death of deceased-wife and son by sustaining burn […]
Patna High Court JUSTICE Ahsanuddin Amanullah Suman Kumari, Surendra Rai Vs. State of Bihar & Anr. On 19 April 2012 Law Point: Wife working as teacher in Government school — She is able to maintain herself from the pay and emoluments received — Offer made voluntarily on behalf of the husband for depositing a sum […]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE R.M. Borde & A.I.S. Cheema X Husband (Dr.) Vs. Y Wife (Dr.) On 21 January 2016 Law Point: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Sections 13(1)(ia), 25 — Cruelty — Permanent alimony — Wild allegations in criminal cases one after other — Respondent-wife indulged in various conducts, subjecting petitioner-husband and […]
Uttarakhand High Court JUSTICE Prafulla C. Pant S. Vishwanathan Vs. Pushpa On 10 June 2010 Law Point: Ex parte order without getting notices served on revisionist as required under Section 13 of Act read with Rule 12 — Magistrate is directed to pass fresh orders after hearing parties — Impugned order set aside. JUDGEMENT 1. […]
Court: Allahabad High Court Bench: JUSTICE Dharnidhar Jha & Pankaj Naqvi Madan Pal Sharma Vs. State Of U.P. & Ors. On 16 July 2013 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 304B — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 113B — Dowry death — Presumption — Acquittal of accused — Non-establishment of ingredients of offence […]