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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PATNA HIGH COURT JUSTICE Ravi Ranjan, J. & Prakash Chandra Jaiswal Ashok Prasad Sah @ Ashok Prasad Vs. State Of Bihar On 13 May 1994 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 304B, 201 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 113B — Dowry Death — Disappearance of Evidence — Presumption — Prosecution utterly and […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICES Altamas Kabir & H.L. Gokhale Durga Prasad & Anr. Vs. State Of M.P. On 14 May 2010 Law Point: Sections 304B, 498A — Evidence Act, 1872 — Sections 113A, 113B — Dowry Death, Cruelty — Presumption — Benefit of doubt — It will not be sufficient to only […]
Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICES T.S. Thakur, Adarsh Kumar Goel & R. Banumathi Jagdish & Ors. Vs. State Of Uttaranchal On 25 November 2014 Law Point: Mere demand of dowry at one or two instances may not attract provisions of Section 304B IPC. No material to show there was persistent demand of dowry […]