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: JUSTICES A.K. Shrivastava & B.D. Rathi Seema Vs. Rajesh Dua On 28 June 2013 Law Point: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ia) — Family Courts Act, 1984 — Section 19 — Cruelty — Grant of divorce — Respondent-husband proved that appellant-wife was indulging in indecent manner with her Jija […]
Court: Uttarakhand High Court Bench: JUSTICE U.C. Dhyani Balam Singh Vs. State Of Uttaranchal On 11 August 2015 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 306, 498A — Abetment of Suicide — Cruelty — Prosecution not able to prove charges beyond shadow of reasonable doubt — Victim was married to appellant some 8-9 years […]
Bombay High Court JUSTICE B.H. Marlapalle Rajashree @ Vanita Rajesh Dixit Vs. Rajesh Nagesh Dixit On 01 April 2005 Law Point: Alteration in allowance : Provision of Section 24, Hindu Marriage Act cannot be given restricted meaning : Subsequent change in employment of husband : Family Court rightly entertained application as change of circumstances in […]
Court:Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICE D.K. Jain & Jagdish Singh Khehar Rajiv Thapar & Ors. Vs. Madan Lal Kapoor On 23 January 2012 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 304B, 498A — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Sections 227, 228, 482 — Dowry Death — Cruelty — Discretion vested in High Court […]
Court: DELHI HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE Anu Malhotra, J. BINAY KUMAR CHAUHAN VS. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) On 12 November 2020 Law Point : Improvements made in FIR, no atrocity as envisaged under SC ST act done in Public View. Anticipatory Bail grated JUDGEMENT Anu Malhotra, J.—The applicant vide the present petition seeks the grant of anticipatory bail in […]
Court: BOMBAY HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE MRIDULA BHATKAR, J. Akshay Manoj Jaisinghani Vs The State of Maharashtra On 09 January 2017 Law Point: Every Breach Of Promise To Marry Cannot Amount To Rape: Bombay High Court Reiterates JUDGEMENT 1. This is an application for pre-arrest bail as the applicant/accused is prosecuted for the offences punishable […]
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Altamas Kabir, Cyriac Joseph Anil Kumar Jain vs Maya Jain on 1 September, 2009 Law Point: Mutual Divorce filed, wife not willing to give divorce, husband fulfilled his part of the agreement, SC grants Mutual Divorce. JUDGEMENT Leave The short point for decision in this appeal is whether a decree can […]
Supreme Court of India JUSTICE Dr. Arijit Pasayat & P. Sathasivam Tarakanath Kar Vs. Lipika Kar On 07 May 2008 Law Point: Dispute whether ‘C’ or respondent ‘L’ legally married wife of appellant or was it case of bigamy — Direction for initiation of departmental proceedings by High Court — Improper and invalid — High […]
Court: Rajasthan High Court Bench: JUSTICE Manoj Kumar Garg Hanif Khan Vs. State Of Rajasthan On 5 April 2018 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 306, 498A — Abetment of Suicide — Cruelty — Appreciation of Evidence — No offence — Accused-appellant, husband of deceased all the time was away from house, sometimes […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Equivalent citations: 2003 (1) AWC 344 SC, (2003) 2 CALLT 23 SC Bench: D.K. Jain, Jagdish Singh Khehar Prashant Bharti vs State Of Nct Of Delhi on 23 January, 2013 Law Point: False rape case, quashed by Delhi High Court JUDGEMENT 1. Leave granted. 2. On 16.2.2007, Priya […]