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: Himachal Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE Dev Darshan Sud Madan Gopal Vs. State Of Himachal Pradesh On 2 March 2013 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 498A, 306 — Cruelty — Abetment of Suicide — No evidence on record to show that accused was subjecting deceased to cruelty and constantly threatening and […]
Court: Orissa High Court Bench: JUSTICE S.K. Sahoo Ranjan Kumar Sahu Vs. State Of Orissa On 01 September 2016 Law Point: (i) Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 306, 498A, 34 — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Section 4 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 113A — Abetment of Suicide — Cruelty — Common intention […]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE A.I.S. Cheema Subhash Vs. State Of Maharashtra On 20 April 2016 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 306, 498A — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 32 — Abetment of Suicide — Cruelty — Quarrels on mere suspicion — Dying declaration did not blame husband for burning wife […]
Court:Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE T.V. Nalawade State of Maharashtra Vs. Hanmant & Ors. On 21 January 2013 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 498A, 304B, 306, 34 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Sections 113A, 113B — Cruelty — Dowry Death — Abetment of Suicide — Common Intention — Presumption — Appeal against […]
Court: Uttarakhand High Court Bench: JUSTICE U.C. Dhyani Balam Singh Vs. State Of Uttaranchal On 11 August 2015 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 306, 498A — Abetment of Suicide — Cruelty — Prosecution not able to prove charges beyond shadow of reasonable doubt — Victim was married to appellant some 8-9 years […]
Court: Rajasthan High Court Bench: JUSTICE Manoj Kumar Garg Hanif Khan Vs. State Of Rajasthan On 5 April 2018 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 306, 498A — Abetment of Suicide — Cruelty — Appreciation of Evidence — No offence — Accused-appellant, husband of deceased all the time was away from house, sometimes […]
Court:Calcutta High Court Bench: JUSTICES Tapan Sen & Mrinal Kanti Sinha Kripa Nath Ganguly & Dibanath Ganguly Vs. State of West Bengal On 24 July 2013 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 498A, 306, 34 — Cruelty — Abetment of Suicide — Common Intention — Prosecution case not proved by sufficient reliable evidence […]
Court:Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICE Dr. Arijit Pasayat & Asok Kumar Ganguly Bhaskar Ramappa Madar & Ors. Vs. State of Karnataka On 31 March 2009 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 304B, 306, 498A r/w Section 34 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Sections 378(1), 378(3) — Dowry Death, Abetment of Suicide, […]
Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICE T.S. Thakur & Adarsh Kumar Goel Monju Roy & Ors. Vs. State Of West Bengal On 17 April 2015 Law Point: Sections 304B, 306, 498A — Dowry Death — Abetment of Suicide — Cruelty — Benefit of Doubt — Omnibus allegations against family members of husband. Conviction and […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICE Umesh C. Banerjee & Shivaraj V. Patil Sunil Bajaj Vs. State Of M.P. On 11 October 2001 Law Point: Dowry Death, Abetment of Suicide: Necessary Ingredient of Deceased being Subjected to Cruelty or Harassment by Appealant soon before her Death for or in Connection with Demand of Dowry […]