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: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE P.D. Kode Sandesh & Ors. Vs. State Of Maharashtra & Anr. On 24 July 2013 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 494, 498A, 323, 34 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Bigamy — Cruelty — Hurt — Common Intention — Quashing of proceedings — […]
Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICES C.K. Thakker and D.K. Jain State of Andhra Pradesh Vs. M. Madhusudhan Rao On 24 October 2008 Law Point: Criminal – Cruelty – Acquittal by HC- Delay in filing FIR – Trial Court found Accused guilty of the offence punishable under Section 498A IPC and accordingly sentenced him […]