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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DELHI HIGH COURT JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA State (NCT of Delhi) Vs. Raman Kumar On 17 March 2017 Law Point: Child Victim is tutored witness. Non examination of Material witnesses i.e. neighbours or Kids. Accused is acquitted & discharged from bail bonds. JUDGEMENT 1. The respondent was tried for offences punishable under Sections 366/342 IPC and […]
DELHI HIGH COURT JUSTICE VINOD YADAV State Vs. Sohan Lal @ Sonu On 9 April 2015 Law Point: Evidence of child victim should not be result of tutoring – Highly unsafe to convict the accused merely on the basis of her evidence – Benefit of doubt is accorded to the accused & stands acquitted of […]
DELHI HIGH COURT JUSTICE VINOD YADAV State Vs. Gaurav Jain On 18 February 2015 Law Point: False implication of the accused can not be ruled out – Prosecution could not prove the case beyond reasonable doubt – Accused accordingly acquitted. JUDGEMENT BRIEF FACTS OF THE CASE: The prosecution case in brief, as borne out from […]
RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT JUSTICE Pankaj Bhandari BASRAM Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN THR. P.P. On 7 March 2018 Law Point: Section 304B — Bail — Dowry Death — Charge sheet not filed within period of 90 days — Date of remand included in calculating period of 90 days or 60 days — Holiday on last day […]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE B.R. Gavai & A.S. Chandurkar Mohd. Sadiq Mohd. Rafiq Vs. State Of Maharashtra On 12 February 2014 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 302, 498A, 201 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 106 — Murder — Cruelty — Disappearance of evidence — Circumstantial evidence — Burden of […]
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 […]