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: Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICE Ranjan Gogoi Rupali Devi Vs. State Of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. On 9 April 2019 Law Point: 498A case can be filed at a place where a woman driven out of matrimonial home takes shelter. JUDGEMENT 1. “Whether a woman forced to leave her matrimonial […]
Court: Jharkhand High Court Bench: JUSTICE D.K. Sinha Amit Kumar Gupta & Anr Vs State Of Jharkhand & Anr On 11 July 2011 Law Point: Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 177, 178 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 498A — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Sections 3, 4 — Territorial Jurisdiction — Cruelty, […]
Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICES K.S. Radhakrishnan & Pinaki Chandra Ghose Indra Sarma Vs. V.K.V. Sarma On 26 November 2013 Law Point: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Sections 5, 7 — Marriage and Marital Relationship — Conditions and ceremonies for Hindu Marriage — Law has distinguished between married and unmarried people, which cannot […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE Prathiba M. Singh Ram Parkash @ Bittoo Vs State On 21 December 2018 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 304B, 498A, 34 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Sections 32, 113B — Dowry death — Cruelty — Common intention — Dying declarations — Presumption — Unnatural death of […]
Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICES P.P. Naolekar & V.S. Sirpurkar Bhura Ram & Ors. Vs State Of Rajasthan & Anr On 13 May 1994 Law Point: CRIMINAL LAW — Territorial Jurisdiction of Court — Criminal Breach of Trust, Cruelty — As per complaint all alleged acts took place in State of Punjab — […]
Court: Punjab And Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICES S.S. Saron & Navita Singh Gurjinder Kaur Vs. Pritpal Singh & Anr. On 4 March 2014 Law Point: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ia) — Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 125 — Cruelty — Illicit relationship […]
Orissa High Court JUSTICE S.C. Mohapatra Jayanti Pradhan Vs Kunjabehari Pradhan On 27 october 1986 Law Point: The petition of the respondent was dismissed — The court made no order as the application for maintenance filed by wife — Appeal by wife — Respondent pleaded that appeal was not maintainable — Whether appeal by the […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE V.K. Agarwal Gajendra Vs. Smt. Madhu Mati On 16 March 2001 Law Point: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Sections 13(1)(ia), (ib), 28 — Cruelty, Desertion: Grounds Established by Evidence and Facts and Circumstances of Case — Respondent and her father continuously pressing petitioner/ husband to live with them […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE V.B. Gupta, Lata Verma Vs. Jayant Verma On 20 October 2008 Law Point: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Sections 13(1)(ia), 28 — Cruelty — Dissolution of marriage by decree of divorce under Section 13(1)(ia) of Act justified — Conduct of appellant wife not proper towards respondent husband and his […]