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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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Mangesh Balkrushna Bhoir Vs. Leena Mangesh Bhoir

Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE R.D. Dhanuka Mangesh Balkrushna Bhoir Vs. Leena Mangesh Bhoir On 23 December 2015 Law Point: Cruelty — False complaint by wife — Arrest of Husband and his family members — Taking advantage of one’s own wrong — Respondent-wife filed false complaint alleging offence under Section 498A and other provisions […]

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Mr. M. Vs. Mrs. M

Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE A.S. Oka & S.C. Gupta Mr. M. Vs. Mrs. M On 7 February 2014 Law Point: Cruelty — Desertion — Respondent-wife has not substantiated allegations of cruelty in her evidence — She could not substantiate allegations even in Criminal Court — Appellant and his family members were subjected to […]

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Dr. Sant Singh Vs. State Of Punjab

Court:Punjab And Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE R.C. Kathuria Dr. Sant Singh Vs. State Of Punjab On 27 April 2002 Law Point: Sections 406/498-A — Complainant made omnibus allegations against petitioners-accused and tried to rope them all as co-accused to face trial : No justification for summoning co-accused on basis of statement of complainant. JUDGEMENT […]

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Raj Pal Singh Vs. State Of Haryana

Court: Punjab And Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE K.S. Kumaran Raj Pal Singh Vs. State Of Haryana On 26 April 2000 Law Point: Sections 498-A, 406 — Allegations against petitioners (mother-in-law, brother-in-law and sister-in-law of complainant) are general and vague — At one breath complainant stated that dowry articles were handed over to accused Nos. […]

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Ghusabhai Raisangbhai Chorasiya & Ors. Vs. State Of Gujarat

Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICES Dipak Misra & Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya Ghusabhai Raisangbhai Chorasiya & Ors. Vs. State Of Gujarat On 18 February 2015 Law Point: There is no allegation of any kind of physical torture — Evidence brought on record with regard to cruelty is absolutely sketchy and not convincing — On […]

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Ramesh Laxman Sonawane Vs. Meenaxi Ramesh Sonawane

Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE A.M. Khanwilkar & R.Y. Ganoo Ramesh Laxman Sonawane Vs. Meenaxi Ramesh Sonawane On 14 October 2011 Law Point: Cruelty — Desertion — Dissolution of marriage — Appellant-husband proved that respondent wife treated him with cruelty — Unsubstantiated allegations levelled by respondent wife that husband is having illicit relations.— This […]

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Smt. Swastika Sen Vs. State Of West Bengal & Anr

Court: Calcutta High Court Bench: JUSTICE Malay Kumar Basu Smt. Swastika Sen Vs. State Of West Bengal & Anr. On 3 December 2002 Law Point: Maintenance can only be granted to a wife who is indeed unable to maintain herself. This is the clear dictate of law and cannot be permissible. JUDGEMENT This revisional application […]

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Smt. Rama @ Ram Kala Vs. Anil Kumar Joshi

Court: Punjab And Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE S Sudhalkar Smt. Rama @ Ram Kala Vs. Anil Kumar Joshi On 29 October 1999 Law Point: Father given the guardianship and claim of wife dismissed that she is better financially. JUDGEMENT 1. Contention of the appellant is that she was married with the respondent and out […]

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Suresh Gurjar Vs. Usha Gurjar

Court: Rajasthan High Court Bench: JUSTICE Amitava Roy, CJ. & Vijay Bishnoi Suresh Gurjar Vs. Usha Gurjar On 16 May 2014 Law Point: Section 13(1)(ia) — Cruelty — Dissolution of Marriage — Respondent wife was adament in her disinclination to discharge her marital obligations including cohabitation — Coupled with this is institution of criminal case […]

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Sushila Agrawal Vs. Ramesh Chandra Agrawal

Court: Rajasthan High Court Bench: JUSTICE Shiv Kumar Sharma & Guman Singh Sushila Agrawal Vs. Ramesh Chandra Agrawal On 1.5.2007 Law Point: Cruelty — Dissolution of Marriage – Children of husband from earlier marriage had to be shifted to Jaipur on account of atrocious behaviour of wife — Wife found to have adopted double standard […]

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