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: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE Mukta Gupta Reeta and Ors. vs. State On 19 May2014 Law Point: The petitioners were not on Delhi at relevant time. The petitioner and her husband came to residing in the matrimonial home of deceased for some days and thereafter harassment started to deceased. Even as per the allegations […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE Siddharth Mridul Naveen Rana Vs. State On 23 September 2015 Law Point: Anticipatory Bail – Pre-arrest bail under Secs. 498A/406/34 IPC – Applicant has joined investigation and cooperating with the police – Proceedings under sec. 498A/406 IPC are not meant to for recovery of jewellery and dowry articles. Applicant […]
Delhi High Court Justice Gita Mittal Virender vs The State Of Nct Of Delhi on 18 September, 2009 Law Point: Gaps in evidence, Several discrepencies in evidence Appellant(s) Virender, through Mr. S.B. Dandapani, ADV. Respondent(s) The State of NCT of Delhi through: Mr. Manoj Ohri, APP for the state CORAM: […]
Court: Madras High Court Bench: JUSTICE S.R. Pandian S.S. Manickam Vs. Arputha Bhavani Rajam On 21 February 1979 Law Point: Wife loses her right to obtain maintenance as per strict letters of Section 125 of Cr.P.C, when she was leading adulterous life. JUDGEMENT 1. By this revision petition, the respondent in M. C. No. 390 […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE J.B. Garg S. Ravindra Bhat & Najmi Waziri Law Point: Divorce — Cruelty by wife — Allegation of illicit relationship with his sister-in-law and niece of respondent itself constitutes cruelty — Respondent was subjected to cruelty after settlement agreement and it continued till impugned judgment was passed — Decree […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE Gurpal Singh Ahluwalia Sadhuram Udhvani and Ors. vs. State of M.P. and Ors. On 03 May 2017 Law Point: Quashing of Proceedings – Abetment of suicide – Nothing on record to show that anything was done by accused from which an inference can be drawn that they had […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE S.P. Garg Vikul Bakshi Vs. The State (NCT of Delhi) On 19 January 2016 Law Point: The petitioner has joined investigation. The parties were acquainted with each other before the incident. Physical relation between the two took place allegedly on pretext of marriage. Petitioner is granted anticipatory bail. […]
Court: Himachal Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE R.L. Khurana & M.R. Verma Meenakshi Mehta Vs. Major Atul Mehta On 16 July 1999 Law Point: Cruelty : Legal : False Allegations of Harassment, Physical Assault, Not Providing Maintenance : Amounts to Cruelty — Allegations made by Wife against Husband in application are unfounded, baseless and false […]
Court:Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE Siddharth Mridul Chetan Kapoor @ Vikas Vs. State on 11 September 2015 Law Point: Proceedings under Secs. 498A/406 IPC are not meant for recovery of stridhan. Applicant cannot be denied bail. JUDGEMENT 1. The present is an application under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, […]
Court: Gujarat High Court Bench: JUSTICE J.B. Pardiwala Nitaben Dineshkumar Oza Vs. Dineshkumar Ishwarlal Oza & Anr. On 18 March 2016 Law Point: If a child whether legitimate or illegitimate has attained majority as per Majority Act, 1975 and not suffering from any physical or mental abnormality or injury, thereby unable to maintain itself would […]