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 Najmi Waziri Mrs. Anil Singh vs Dr. Narender Singh On 21 August 2014 Law Point: Allegations of adultery – Burden of Proof – Allegations of adultery made by wife. Allegations of adultery have a consequence of damaging one’s reputation, taking away the dignity of that person in the eyes of his […]
Allahabad High Court JUSTICE Binod Kumar Roy & R.K. Mahajan Smt. Sunita Singh Vs. Raj Bahadur Singh & Anr. On 28 July 1998 Law Point: Letters written by wife showed her deep love for other man. She ran away and FIR was lodged. In matrimonial matters direct evidence of adultery is not possible, circumstantial evidence […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE A.K. Awasthy Narendra Kumar Gupta Vs. Mrs. Mamta Gupta On 16 April 2003 Law Point: Cruelty, Adultery : Wife made scandalous statement against appellant/husband about his illicit relation with his elder brother’s wife : Trial Court wrongly held that allegations made by respondent/wife in her written statement and […]
Court: Rajasthan High Court JUSTICE Vineet Kothari Sheelu Vs. Amar Singh & Anr. On 27 January 2016 Law Point: Adultery — Grounds well established by Husband — Divorce decree sustained. Not fit case of making efforts through mediation for restoration of matrimonial home. JUDGEMENT 1. The present appeal has been filed by the appellant wife […]
Punjab & Haryana High Court JUSTICES S.S. Saron & Navita Singh Shikha Vs. Jasvinder Singh & Anr. On 8 July 2014 Law Point: The charge can be established by circumstantial evidence — It is not always possible that witnesses would see one of the spouses with paramour in objectionable posture to prove charge of adultery. […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE Najmi Waziri Mrs. Anil Singh vs Dr. Narender Singh On 21 August 2014 Law Point: Divorce on ground of cruelty – Allegations of adultery – Burden of Proof – Allegations of adultery made by wife. Allegations of adultery have a consequence of damaging one’s reputation, taking away the dignity […]