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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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Sanju Vs. Sobhanath

Court: Allahabad High Court Bench: JUSTICE S.N. Saxena Sanju Vs. Sobhanath On 11 August 1994 Law Point: Hindu Minority & Guardianship Act, 1956 — Sec. 6 — Minor Child-Custody — Husband and wife living separately- Minor children above 5 years age living with father — Welfare of child is main criteria — Father is financially […]

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Khembai Vs. Kajindar

Court:Karnataka High Court Bench: JUSTICE M Patil Khembai Vs. Kajindar On 8 September 1980 Law Point: No substantial reasons to interfere with the order made by the Sessions Judge. The period of limitation of three months referred to in proviso to sub-section (2) of Section 126 has no application. JUDGEMENT 1. This revision is directed […]

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Satinder Kumar Vs. Asha Rani

Court: Punjab And Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE Dr. Sarojnei Saksen Satinder Kumar Vs. Asha Rani On 15 November 1994 Law Point: Secs. 406, 498-A — Criminal Breach of Trust, Cruelty — Complaint against husband & petitioner-brother-in-law by respondent — Offences u/Secs. 406, 498-A, I.P.C not prima facie disclosed against petitioner, husband’s brother — Maliciously […]

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S. Indrakumari Vs. S. Subbaiah

Court: Madras High Court Bench: JUSTICE P. Sathasivam & A.K. Rajan S. Indrakumari Vs. S. Subbaiah On 13 May 1994 Law Point: Section 13(1)(ia) — Cruelty : Wilful denial of sexual relationship by spouse, when other spouse anxious for it, would amount to mental cruelty : Family Court rightly granted decree of divorce. JUDGEMENT 1. […]

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Akula Ravinder and others Vs. The State of Andhra Pradesh

Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICES S. Ratnavel Pandian And K. Jayachandra Reddy Akula Ravinder and others Vs. The State of Andhra Pradesh On 11 January 1991. Law Point: Sections 498A, 302, 201 and 304B – In a case of this nature where the prosecution has failed to establish that it was an unnatural […]

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Ravindra Haribhau Karmarkar Vs. Shaila Ravindra Karmarkar and Ors.

Court:BOMBAY HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE B.U. Wahane Ravindra Haribhau Karmarkar Vs. Shaila Ravindra Karmarkar and Ors. On 17 July 1991 Law Point: Section 125 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 – whether Judicial Magistrate First Class trying application under Section 125 obliged to stay proceedings on ground that Civil Court of competent jurisdiction has seized matter […]

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Neelima Vs. Dhiraj Singh

Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE S.K. Gangele & Anurag Shrivastava Neelima Vs. Dhiraj Singh On 13 December 2017 Law Point: Mental Cruelty — Wife lodged complaint under Section 498A, IPC against husband and his family members — They were arrested and subsequently acquitted — Conduct of wife amounts to mental cruelty against husband. […]

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Bhawani Devi & Anr. Vs. State

Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE R.S. Sodhi Bhawani Devi & Anr. Vs. State On 25 July 2005 Law Point: Section 498A read with Section 34, Section 304B read with Section 34 — Cruelty, Dowry Death, Common Intention : No iota of evidence to show either mother-in-law or sister-in-law treated deceased with cruelty or had […]

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Mukesh Rani Vs. State Of Haryana

Court: Punjab And Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE Nirmal Singh Mukesh Rani Vs. State Of Haryana On 13 August 2001 Law Point: Sections 498-A, 406 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Sections 113-A, 113-B — Quashing of Order : Cruelty, Criminal Breach of Trust : Sister and Brother-in-law of Accused Living Separately in Different Village : […]

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State Vs. Palavesham @ Ranjith & Ors.

Court: Madras High Court Bench: JUSTICE N. Sathish Kumar State Vs. Palavesham @ Ranjith & Ors. On 10 July 2017 Law Point: Sections 304B, 498A, 34 — Benefit of Doubt — Suicide committed by deceased within 7 months of marriage — None of the letters written by deceased indicate even slightest doubt about alleged dowry […]

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