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.
CONSULTATION
Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICE Madan B. Lokur and Deepak Gupta Independent Thought Vs. Union Of India & Anr. On 11 October 2017 Law Point: Child marriage — Minor — Sexual intercourse with a girl below 18 years of age is rape regardless of whether she is married or not — Exception carved […]
Court:Calcutta High Court Bench: JUSTICE Joymalya Bagchi Suman Ghosh vs Unknown On 10 February 2017 Law Point: Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act – Adequate compensation in lieu of alternate accommodation in addition to monetary relief is appropriate. JUDGEMENT The petitioner is the husband of the opposite party no.2 and it […]
Court:Rajasthan High Court Bench: JUSTICE P.K. LOHRA Miss Khushi & Anr Vs. State & Anr. On 4 January 2018 Law Point: Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, S.12 – Application u/s 12 of the Act – Minor daughters – Petition against mother -Petition filed by grand father with whom minor daughters are living […]
Court: Rajasthan High Court Bench: JUSTICE P.K. LOHRA Yusuf Shah vs Rubi Bano @ Beby & Ors on 19 February 2018 Law Point: Sentence of imprisonment only a mode of enforcement of direction to pay amount of maintenance and not as punishment. JUDGEMENT In Criminal Revision Petition No.130/2016, the order which was passed by learned […]
Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE Ritu Bahri Mangat Singh and Ors. Vs. State of Punjab On 25 January 2017 Law Point: In the absence of any cruelty, dying declaration itself cannot be made basis for conviction-Accused acquitted. JUDGEMENT 1. This appeal has been filed by the appellants against the judgment of conviction […]
Court: Jharkhand High Court Bench: JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR Sangeeta Kumari vs The State Of Jharkhand And Anr on 12 October 2017 Law Point: Order of maintenance both u/s 125 Cr.P.C. and S.24 of Hindu Marriage Act – Claimant entitles to get only higher amount of maintenance out of both the provisions. JUDGEMENT 1. The present […]
Court: Bomaby High Court Bench: JUSTICE P.R. Bora Vivek Vs. Minal On 11 September 2017 Law Point: Sufficient proof of allegation of cruelty by husband on part of wife — No reason to refuse decree of divorce. JUDGEMENT 1. Aggrieved by the Judgment and decree passed in Special Marriage Petition No. 06 of 2009 by […]
Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICES Rohinton Fali Nariman & Mohan M. Shantanagoudar Heera Lal & Anr. Vs. State Of Rajasthan On 24 April 2017 Law Point: There is no link or intention on part of in-laws to assist victim to commit suicide — In absence of this vital link, mere fact that there […]
Court: Punjab and Haryana Court Bench: JUSTICE M.C. Garg and Sheel Nagu Mamta Bhardwaj vs. Madhusudan Bhardwaj On 16 January 2015 Law Point: Wife made allegations on her sister-in-law to create situation where relationship between parties comes to worst. Wife was guilty of inflicting cruelty upon Husband including mental cruelty of worst kind. Marriage dissolved. […]
Court: Himachal Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICES Rajiv Sharma and Vivek Singh Thakur State of Himachal Pradesh Vs. Prem Chand and Ors. On 17 June 2016 Law Point: Abetment of suicide – No evidence on record that deceased was subjected to cruelty by accused prior to her death and cruelty was to such an extent […]