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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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Popat Kashinath Bodke Vs. Kamalabai Popat Bodke & Ors.

Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE J.G. Chitre Popat Kashinath Bodke Vs. Kamalabai Popat Bodke & Ors. On 6 February 2003 Law Point: Maintenance : Parties residing separately by mutual consent by relinquishment deed : In view of Section 125(4), Cr.P.C. wife would not be having right to claim alimony from husband after date of […]

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Jagdish Thakkar Vs. State of Delhi

Court: High Court of Delhi Bench: JUSTICE Mohd. Shamim Jagdish Thakkar Vs. State of Delhi Law Point: In a case under S. 498A and 406 bail cannot be denied only on the ground that jewelry and the dowry articles were not recovered.     JUDGEMENT   1. This is an application by the petitioner for […]

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Rajesh Chander Bhardwaj Vs. State

Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE Pradeep Nandrajog Rajesh Chander Bhardwaj Vs. State On 19 July 2005 Law Point: Section 438 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 498A, 406, 34 — Anticipatory Bail — Cruelty, Criminal Breach of Trust, Common Intention — Complainant still residing in matrimonial house but in separate portion — Complainant and […]

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Durga Prasad & Anr. Vs. State Of M.P.

Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICES Altamas Kabir & H.L. Gokhale Durga Prasad & Anr. Vs. State Of M.P. On 14 May 2010 Law Point: Sections 304B, 498A — Evidence Act, 1872 — Sections 113A, 113B — Dowry Death, Cruelty — Presumption — Benefit of doubt — It will not be sufficient to only […]

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D. Manga @ Mangamma Vs. D. Venkata Ramana

Court: Andhra Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE Dr. Motilal B. Naik & A. Gopal Reddy D. Manga @ Mangamma Vs. D. Venkata Ramana On 9 September 1999 Law Point: Cruelty : Sufficient Material Against Wife : Marriage Irretrievably Broken Down — Behaviour of respondent-wife such that it is impossible for petitioner-husband to share marital life […]

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Mohandas Panicker P. Vs. K.K. Dakshayani and Another

Court: High Court Of Kerala Bench: JUSTICE J.B. Garg Mohandas Panicker P. Vs. K.K. Dakshayani and Another On 20 December 2013 Law Point: When wife is living in adultery, she is not entitled to get any amount towards maintenance. JUDGEMENT 1. This appeal is filed against the order passed by the Family Court, Kozhikode in […]

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State of Andhra Pradesh Vs. M. Madhusudhan Rao

Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICES C.K. Thakker and D.K. Jain State of Andhra Pradesh Vs. M. Madhusudhan Rao On 24 October 2008 Law Point: Criminal – Cruelty – Acquittal by HC- Delay in filing FIR – Trial Court found Accused guilty of the offence punishable under Section 498A IPC and accordingly sentenced him […]

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Tilak Raj Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh

Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICES T.S. Thakur, C.J.I. and V. Gopala Gowda Tilak Raj Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh On 06 January 2016 Law Point: Prosecutrix was an adult and mature lady aged around 40 years at the time of incident. She admitted that she was in relationship with Appellant for two years […]

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Ajay Kumar Sonar Vs. State

Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE S.P. Garg Ajay Kumar Sonar Vs. State On 02 February 2016 Law Point: The prosecutrix was a consenting party and she and her mother opted to exonerate him in their cross-examination, the Sentence Order is modified .     JUDGEMENT   1. Challenge in this appeal is to a […]

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Smt. Chandan Agarwal Vs. Mukesh Kumar Agarwal

Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE N.P. Singh Smt. Chandan Agarwal Vs. Mukesh Kumar Agarwal On 18 January 1996 Law Point: Lodging of false criminal report by wife against her husband & his family — Leading to arrest of husband & harassment of his family — Refusal by wife to fulfill sexual desire of […]

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