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: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE P.N.S. Chouhan Naresh Chandra Vs. Mst. Reshmabai & Anr. On 6 September 1991 Law Point: Interim maintenance — Applicant accepted the non-applicant as a result of pressure tactics — But, deserted the non-applicant — Application for interim maintenance — Rejected. JUDGEMENT 1. The question is whether in absence […]
Court: Jharkhand High Court Bench: JUSTICE Deoki Nandan Prasad Dasrath Sao & Ors. Vs. State Of Bihar On 7 June 2001 Law Point: Sections 306, 498-A — Abetment of Suicide, Cruelty : Abetment, Absence of Essential Ingredient : No Charge under Section 306, I.P.C. Framed : Section 306, I.P.C. cannot be Said to be Minor […]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE R.G. Vaidyanatha Indu Vs. Sumanbai Kadu Pawar & Ors. On 14 December 1995 Law Point: Prime facie marriage appears to be void. No maintenance to wife. JUDGEMENT 1. This is a husband’s petition challenging the order granting maintenance dated 30.3.1988 in Criminal Revision Application No. 250 of 1987 on […]
Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE DELHI HIGH COURT Krishan Gopal Vs. Usha Rani On 4 December 1981 Law Point: Code of Criminal Procedure, S. 125(1) Explanation (b) and Hindu Marriage Act, Ss. 11, 12, 13 and 25 — Explanation to S. 125(1), Cr.P.C. applies only to divorced wife and not whose marriage […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICES S.B. Sinha & Cyriac Joseph Amarendra Kumar Paul Vs. Maya Paul & Ors. On 4 August 2009 Law Point: Maintenance — Grant of, to children — Application for grant of maintenance to children is maintainable till they had attained majority. JUDGEMENT Leave granted. 2. Appellants herein are aggrieved […]
Court: Bomaby High Court Bench: JUSTICE Anuja Prabhudessai Aniket Subhash Tupe Vs. Piyusha Aniket Tupe and Ors. On 22 March 2018 Law Point: Domestic Violence – Petition u/s 12 of the Act – Court in its discretion can allow evidence on affidavit and permit croos-examination to test veracity of evidence – Court can deviate from […]
Court: Patna High Court Bench: JUSTICE Ashwani Kumar Singh Santosh Kumar vs State Of Bihar & Anr on 6 October 2017 Law Point: Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 – Complaint under the act not maintainable under the act at the instance of ex wife after divorce. JUDGEMENT 1. This […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICE Ranjana Prakash Desai & Madan B. Lokur Bhola Ram Vs. State Of Punjab On 11 November 2013 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 304B — Dowry Death — Merely making a demand for dowry is not enough to bring about conviction under Section 304-B, IPC — […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE Mukta Gupta Mohit Narula Vs. State Of Nct Of Delhi & Anr. On 25 April 2018 Law Point: Rape — Consent — Fraud — False promise of marriage alleged — Relationship developed — During subsistence of earlier marriage there could have been no false promise to marry complainant by […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICES Reva Khetrapal & Pratibha Rani Om Prakash Poddar Vs. Rina Kumari On 23 July 2013 Law Point: Respondent/wife did not care to cause appearance or any point of time expressed her willingness to live with appellant-husband as his wife — Wife is residing separately with her parents from petitioner. […]