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 G.S. Solanki Seshnarayan & Ors. Vs. State Of M.P. On 08 October 2013 Law Point: (i) Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 304B, 498A — Dowry Death — Cruelty — Demand of Rs. 50,000 for purchase of expenditure to get Government service of appellant No. 1 — Such demand […]
Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICE A.K. Patnaik & Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya Bharat Bhushan & Anr. Vs. State Of M.P. On 12 March 2013 Law Point: Unless it is established that appellants committed some act of cruelty or harassment towards a woman, they cannot be held guilty of offences under Sections 304B and 498A, […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICES B. Sudershan Reddy & Surinder Singh Nijjar Anil Kumar Gupta Vs. State Of U.P. On 9 March 2011 Law Point: Sections 304-B, 498-A – Cause of death of victim undoubtedly is on account of consumption of poison but no circumstances available on record to conclude that it was […]