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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Allahabad High Court JUSTICE R.D. Khare Mohd. Akhtar Siddiqui @ Babar Vs. State Of U.P. & Ors. On 10 September 2009 Law Point: Amendment application amending amount claimed in proceedings under Section 125, Cr.P.C. — Not permissible in law — Impugned order passed on amendment application unsustainable in eyes of law and set aside. JUDGEMENT […]
Court:Madras High Court Bench: JUSTICE K.N. Natarajan S. Abboy Naidu & Anr. Vs. R. Sundara Rajan On 01 December 1987 Law Point: (i) Guardians and Wards Act — Sections 25 and 7 — Father filed petition to take back custody of child aged one year from maternal Grand-parents of minor — Petitioner apprehends danger to […]
Court:Supreme Court Bench: JUSTICE K.S. Radhakrishnan & Dipak Misra U. Sree Vs. U.Srinivas On 11 December 2012 Law Point: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ia) — Divorce — Cruelty by wife — Permanent alimony of Rs. 5 lakh awarded by Family Judge — Husband clearly deposed about constant and consistent ill-treatment meted out to […]
Court:Gujarat High Court Bench: JUSTICE K.S. Jhaveri & K.M. Thaker State Of Gujrat Vs. Gajendrahai Amrutlal Parmar & Ors. On 04 July 2013 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 498A, 304B, 306 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 114 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 378 — Cruelty — Dowry Death — […]
Court: Allahabad High Court Bench: JUSTICE Ashok Bhushan & Abhinava Upadhya Anurag Bajpai Vs. Indira Bajpai On 02 September 2013 Law Point: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ia), (ib) — Family Courts Act, 1984 — Sections 10, 14, 19 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 498A, 506 — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — […]
Supreme Court of India JUSTICE R.C. Lahoti & Brijesh Kumar Prasanta Kumar Dey Vs. State of West Bengal & Anr. On 04 Decemer 2000 Law Point: Second Revision Application: Maintainability : Fit Case for Interference, Shorn of Technicalities Under Section 401 r/w Section 482, Cr.P.C. — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Sections 125, 126(2), 397, […]
Calcutta High Court JUSTICE Basudeva Panigrahi Dhananjoy Samanta Vs. Sabitri Samanta On 14 March 2000 Law Point: Wife and Other Dependent Shall Not be Entitled to More Than 1/5th Each From Gross Amount — Petitioner receiving Rs. 5,700/- p.m. as salary as Assistant Teacher — Petitioner liable to pay @ Rs. 1,150/- to opposite party […]
Patna High Court JUSTICE Vinod Kumar Sinha Dileep Rajak & Anr. Vs. State On 6 March 2018 Law Point: Sections 306, 498A — Abetment of Suicide — Cruelty — No iota of evidence in testimony of PWs to support prosecution case with regard to torture or harassment to deceased and forcing her to commit suicide […]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU, J. Meera M. Adagale vs State of Maharashtra On 06 July 2019 Law Point: High court allows regular bail in ST-SC act after accused invoked section 14 of the SC-ST Act. JUDGEMENT The appellant is the original complainant in Crime No. 585 of 2018 filed at […]
Court:Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE N.K. Gupta Savita Soni Vs. Sanjay Soni & Ors. On 10 October 2013 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 498A — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 378(4) — Cruelty — Appeal against acquittal — No illegality or perversity — Complainant left the matrimonial house after 2 […]