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: Himachal Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE D Gupta Mandeep Kaur vs Sukh Dev Singh on 3 April, 2006 Equivalent citations: AIR 2006 HP 97, 2006 (1) ShimLC 397 Law Point: Beating up and threatening family of Husband amounts to cruelty-Divorce granted. JUDGEMENT 1. This appeal under Section 28 of the Hindu Marriage Act is […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE V Agrawal Smt. Bhagwanti vs Laxmandas Panjwani on 9 February, 1999 Equivalent citations: AIR 2000 MP 190, II (1999) DMC 40, 2000 (2) MPHT 491 Law Point: Beating husband and his family members amounts to cruelty, divorce granted. JUDGEMENT 1. This appeal by the defendant/wife is directed against […]