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 A.K. Awasthy Kamlakant Joshi Vs. Santoshbai Pandya 28 November 2003 Law Point: Wife guilty of making false, baseless and dirty allegations against her husband concerning his character. Husband bound to suffer mental agony and embarrassment living jointly with his parents and family members : Wife living separately from last more […]
Court: Bombay High Court Equivalent citations: AIR 2005 Bom 62, 2005 (1) BomCR 591, 2004 (4) MhLj 1052 Bench: JUSTICE S Mhase, R Mohite Sudha Suhas Nandanvankar vs Suhas Ramrao Nandanvankar on 15 September, 2004 Law Point: Return of Stridhan,Alimony and Hidding past medical history. JUDGEMENT 1. This appeal is directed against the Judgment and […]
Court: HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA Civil Revision No. 7432 of 2009(O&M) Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Tewari Parmodh Kumar vs Meena on February 04, 2010 Mr. H.S. Bedi, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Amit Sharma, Advocate for the respondent. Law Point: 6 Months waiver in divorce JUDGEMENT This revision has been filed against […]
Court: SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Bench: JUSTICE Arun Mishra & Mohan M. Shantanagoudar Varala Bharath Kumar And Another Vs. State Of Telangana And Another On 5 September 2017 Law Point: Wife is only citing incidents of unhappiness with her husband, no useful purpose will be served in continuing prosecution against Husband. There is a total […]
Court:PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE S.D. Anand ROMESH SHARMA Vs. PREM KUMAR SHARMA On 5 May 2009 Law Point: Wife is staying away from matrimonial house without any reasonable cause. She is not at all proved to be willing to resume cohabitation. Petition for divorce of Husband allowed. JUDGEMENT Parmanand Mishra, the husband […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE J.B. Garg PARMANAND MISHRA Vs. REKHA MISHRA On 13 May 1994 Law Point: Defence documents May Be Examined At Preliminary Stage, If Needed. Under Section 482 CrPC the court is free to consider material that may be produced on behalf of the accused to arrive at a decision […]
Court:Andhra High Court Bench: JUSTICE B Nazki Singana Naga Nooka Chakrarao vs State Of A.P. on 4 April, 2007 Law Point: Woman should be enticed or taken away for purpose of making her have illicit intercourse with another person. Petitioner Acquitted. JUDGEMENT 1. Heard learned Counsel for the parties. The petitioner-accused was tried for offences […]
Court: JHARKHAND HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE H.C. Mishra SUTAPA BANERJEE Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND & ANR. On 12 April 2012 Law Point: Wife is not willing to live with her Husband without any reasonable cause. While Husband is always ready to keep Wife. No maintenance to Wife. JUDGEMENT 1. Heard learned Counsel for both the […]
Court: BOMBAY HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE A.P. Bhangale ADVOCATE RAMESH & ANR. Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS. On 13 June 2011 Law Point: “Reside” — Meaning of expression — It implies something more than a casual stay and concrete intention to remain at particular place but not merely to pay casual or flying visit […]
Introduction Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) does not provide new powers to the High Court however, it grants inherent powers to the Court to prevent abuse of law. The High Court can exercise its power under Section 482 to quash proceedings even in case of the non-compoundable offences. In a recent […]