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: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE O.P. Dwivedi Pinki Jain Vs. Sanjay Jain On 31 January 2005 Law Point: Act of Wife in filing false complaint case and getting her Husband and other in-laws arrested clearly amounts to cruelty. Decree of divorce passed. JUDGEMENT 1. This appeal is directed against the order dated 24.12.99 passed […]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE A.D. Mane & R.G. Deshpande Dagadu Shankar Todmal Vs. State Of Maharashtra On 28/29.7.1997 Law Point: Altercation or conflict between husband and wife does not amount to “cruelty” and cannot attract provisions of Section 498A. Conviction cannot be based on sentimental approach. JUDGEMENT 1. This appeal is filed by […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE Mahinder Narain Sushil Kumar Verma Vs. Usha 12.2.1986 Law Point: Wife got the pregnancy terminated without the consent of the Husband and thus caused mental cruelty to him. termination of pregnancy without the consent of the husband amounts to cruelty. JUDGEMENT 1. This is a husband’s appeal against the […]
Court: Andhra Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE D.S.R. Verma & G.V. Seethapathy B. Srinivasulu @ Srinivasachari Vs. Veena Kumari @ Lathasree On 2.7.2007 Law Point: Husband and Wife lived together for a period of 11 months and after desertion by wife disassociation of husband continuing since 1994 for about 13 years. This is absolutely sufficient […]
Court:Punjab-Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE Dr. Sarojnei Saksena MEENA RANI Vs. MADAN LAL Decided on 30 March 1995 Law Point: By withdrawing herself from society of husband she has treated him with cruelty Divorce granted to husband. JUDGEMENT 1. Appellant-wife has filed this appeal against the decree of divorce, dated 29.11.1991, under Section 28 of […]
Court: Himachal Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE Dev Darshan Sud Mamta Devi Vs. Dinesh Kumar Decided on 14 June 2012 Law Point: Wife has been withdrawing from the company of her husband without any justifiable cause — Animus deserendi proved. JUDGEMENT 1. This appeal has been preferred by the wife who was the respondent (before […]
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: Andhra High Court Bench: JUSTICES R M Bapat & M N Reddy Kotti Veera Venkata Padmavathi vs Kotti Sriram on 1 October, 2002 Equivalent citations: 2002 (6) ALT 318 Law Point: False allegation by the wife that husband was a womaniser. Divorce granted to Husband. JUDGEMENT 1. This is an appeal […]
Court: Himachal Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE D D Sud Chand Parkash Sharma vs Kaushlya Devi on 23 October, 2007 Law Point: Abstaining from sexual relationship is cruelty, divorce granted. JUDGEMENT 1. This is the husband’s appeal against the judgment of the learned District Judge, Solan, dismissing the petition filed by him under Section 13 […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE M Jain Chandhok (Lajwanti) vs Chandhok (O.N.) on 26 August, 1981 Equivalent citations: ILR 1982 Delhi 689, 1981 RLR 619 Law Point: False and unnecessary complaints to Husband’s employer and other Authorities amounts to cruelty , divorce granted. JUDGEMENT (1) The Chandhoka were married on 27-2-1944 […]