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 Amit Kumar & Ors. Vs. Charu Makin On 28 March 2017 Law Point: To avoid any harm to interest of child, Court under Section 21 of DV Act can pass order granting temporary custody of child and/or make necessary arrangement for visit of child — DV Act […]
Court: Rajasthan High Court Bench: JUSTICE DEEPAK MAHESHWARI Babulal vs Smt Manglibai on 9 April 2018 Law Point: Earlier application dismissed – Subsequent application for maintenance is not maintainable. JUDGEMENT This revision petition has been preferred on behalf of the husband-petitioner to assail the order dated 30.10.2017 passed by learned Family Judge No.3, Kota whereby […]
Court: High Court Of Gujarat Bench: JUSTICE A.J. Shastri Vijaychandra Prakash Shukla and Ors. vs. State of Gujarat and Ors. On 27 January 2017 Law Point: Second complaint – Flied by very same complainant before the same Police Statio, having direct effect on the first complaint and allegations forming part of main act and allegation […]
Court: High Court Of Allahabad Bench: JUSTICE Harsh Kumar State of U.P. vs. Sukhoo and Ors. On 12 January 2017 Law Point: Abetment of suicide – In the absence of any specific avertments or evidence with regard to demand of dowry or treating deceased with cruelty, provision of S.113 of Evidence Act is not attracted. […]
Court: Himachal Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE Dharam Chand Chaudhary and Chander Bhusan Barowalia Varinder Singh vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors. On 23 March 2017 Law Point: Abetment of suicide – Prosecution has is required to plead and prove that one person instigated another person to commit suicide and as a result of […]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE B.P. Dharmadhikari Nandkishor Pralhad Vyawahare vs Sau. Mangala W/O Pratap Bansar On 3 May 2018 Law Point: PWDVA – Nature of proceedings under the act are predominately of civil nature and it is only when ther is breach of protection order ad failure or refusal to discharge duty without […]
Court: High Court Of Allahabad Bench: JUSTICE Harsh Kumar Priyanka Kulshrestha Vs. State of U.P. and Ors. On 09 February 2017 Law Point: Section 498 – No evidence on record to prove that complainant suffered from any mental and physical cruelty in the hands of accused – Accused rightly acquitted. JUDGEMENT 1. […]
Court: Orissa High Court Bench: JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO Vinay Gupta vs Saveri Nayak on 28 November 2016 Law Point: Magistrate is empowered to pass an ex parte order order in granting interim/temporary custody of any child or children to aggrieved party even basing on the affidavit filed by such aggrieved party without notice to respondent. […]
Court: High Court of Kerala Bench: JUSTICE Bhaskaran Pillai Sudheendra Kumar Praveen Vs. Sabitha On 22 March 2017 Law Point: COurt can enforce order of maintenance or interim maintenance only as provided u/s 125(3) Cr.P.C. and not by striking off contentions of Husband. JUDGEMENT 1. The petitioner is the respondent in M.C. No. 215 of […]
Court: High Court Of Himachal Pradesh Bench: JUSTICES Sanjay Karol and Vivek Singh Thakur State of Himachal Pradesh Vs. Pawan Kumar On 28 April 2016 Law Point: It was un-believable that despite bitterness in relation and denial to marry her, prosecutrix had been enjoying company of Accused – It could be safely presumed that relationship […]