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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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K. Narasimhan Vs. Rohini Devanathan

Court: Karnataka High Court Bench: JUSTICE Huluvadi G. Ramesh K. Narasimhan Vs. Rohini Devanathan On 24 November 2009 Law Point: Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 – Making certain allegations against respondent by itself would not amount to domestic violence in absence of ingredient of shared household — No proof of petitioner and […]

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United India Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Patricia Jean Mahajan & Others

Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICES B.A. Khan & M.S.A. Siddiqui UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. PATRICIA JEAN MAHAJAN & OTHERS On 13 March 2001 Law Point: Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 149, 170 — Rules of evidence not required to be followed to hilt in adjudication of accident claims — No scope […]

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Mangat Ram Vs. State Of Haryana

Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICES K.S. Radhakrishnan & Vikramajit Sen Mangat Ram Vs. State Of Haryana On 27 March 2014 Law Point: Sections 306, 498A — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 113A — Abetment of Suicide — Cruelty — Dowry demand — Presumption — Death of deceased was accidental as she was suffering […]

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Shumita Didi Sandhu Vs. Sanjay Singh Sandhu & Ors.

Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICES Badar Durrez Ahmed & Veena Birbal Shumita Didi Sandhu Vs. Sanjay Singh Sandhu & Ors. On 26 October 2010 Law Point: Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 — Sections 2(s), 17, 18, 19 — Right of Residence — ‘Matrimonial home’ — ‘Shared household’ — Right of daughter-in-law […]

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Meenakshi Jatav & Ors. Vs. Seema Sehar (dr.) & Anr.

Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE Brij Kishore Dube Meenakshi Jatav & Ors. Vs. Seema Sehar (dr.) & Anr. On 28 January 2013 Law Point: No specific allegations made against petitioners — Petitioners are sisters-in-law of respondent, are residing separately — Marriage of petitioners took place much before marriage of respondent — Relief sought […]

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Smita Singh Vs. Bishnu Priya Singh & Ors.

Court: Orissa High Court Bench: JUSTICE B.K. Nayak Smita Singh Vs. Bishnu Priya Singh & Ors. On 6 May 2013 Law Point: Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 — Orders which scuttle rights of applicants to get relief under Act or bring proceeding to an end at the threshold must be held to […]

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Badri Narayan Vs. Savitri

Court:Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE V.K. Agarwal Badri Narayan Vs. Savitri On 29 January 2000 Law Point: Wife’s behaviour with Husband and his family members was of continuous torture and harassment. Respondent living with her parents most of the time and came intermittently only to matrimonial home for short intervals — She created trouble, […]

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Hima Chugh Vs. Pritam Ashok Sadaphule & Ors.

Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE G.P. Mittal Hima Chugh Vs. Pritam Ashok Sadaphule & Ors.On 10 April 2013 Law Point: Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 — Sections 2(f), 2(s) — “Domestic Relationship” — Protection order — Respondent Nos. 2 to 6 viz., father-in-law, brother-in-law and other near relations of respondent No. […]

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Rajinder Singh Joon Vs. Smt. Tara Wati

Court:Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE Avadh Behari Rohatgi Rajinder Singh Joon Vs. Smt. Tara Wati On 10 January 1980 Law Point: The conduct of the wife in refusing to see the husband lying seriously ill, was such that it amounted to cruelty. It can properly and rationally be stigmatised by the word “cruelty” in its […]

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Kusum Lata Sharma Vs. State & Anr.

Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE Mukta Gupta Kusum Lata Sharma Vs. State & Anr. On 2 September 2011 Law Point: Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 — Sections 2(a), 2(f), 2(q), 12 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 498A — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — “Aggrieved Person” — […]

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