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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MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT JUSTICE J.P. Gupta Pradeep & Ors. Vs. State Of Madhya Pradesh On 24 August 2017 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 498A — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 32 — Cruelty — Dying Declaration — No allegation about demand of dowry — Statement of close relatives of deceased not […]
Patna High Court JUSTICE Aditya Kumar Trivedi Triloki Rai & Anr. Vs. State Of Bihar On 18 December 2017 Law Point: Section 304B — Dowry Death — Death of deceased by sustaining burn injuries within 7 years of marriage — Absence of conclusive evidence of demand of dowry as well as torture soon before death […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE J.P. Gupta Shiv Dhar & Anr. Vs. State Of Madhya Pradesh On 6 April 2017 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 306, 304B, 498A — Cruelty — Dowry Death — Abetment to Suicide — Appeal against Conviction — There is no dispute as to nature of […]
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 […]