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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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Acquittal in 498A Impacts Maintenance; it can not be high thereafter

MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT JUSTICE G.S. Ahluwalia Vikas Shukla Vs. Neetu Shukla On 2 March 2017 Law Point: Sections 125, 397, 401 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 498A — Maintenance —  Challenge against — Specific averment by applicant-husband of acquittal in offence under Section 498A, IPC — Attitude of applicant and his family […]

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John Trexwel M. Sangma Vs. State Of Meghalaya & Ors.

  Court:MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE Ved Prakash Vaish John Trexwel M. Sangma Vs. State Of Meghalaya & Ors. On 3 August 2017 Law Point: Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 498A — Quashing of FIR — Cruelty — Amicable settlement of dispute — Parties living together […]

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Dowry Death – No Torture Established by Prosecution no Conviction

CALCUTTA HIGH COURT JUSTICE Siddhartha Chattopadhyay Nabin Chandra Giri & Ors. Vs. State Of West Bengal On 27 November 2017 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 304B, 498A — Dowry Death — Cruelty — Circumstantial Evidence — Benefit of doubt — No convincing evidence that deceased subjected to torture soon before her death […]

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If Dying Declaration is Inadmissible; Conviction can not be based on it

BOMBAY HIGH COURT JUSTICE Rohit B. Deo Raju Vs. State Of Maharashtra On 29 January 2018 Law Point: Section 498A — Cruelty — Dowry death — Accidental burns — Dying declaration — Acquittal under Section 306, IPC — Death within 7 years of marriage — Sessions Judge could not have relied upon verbal and written […]

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No Allegation of Dowry in Dying Declaration Acquitted in Dowry Death

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 […]

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False accusations against husband not supported by proof amounts to cruelty 

MADRAS HIGH COURT JUSTICE R. Subbiah, J. & A.D. Jagdish Chandira R. Thangamani @ Mainavathy Vs. S. Sathish Kumar On 22 September 2017 Law Point: False accusations against husband not supported by proof amounts to cruelty JUDGEMENT The appellant is the wife who has filed this appeal, challenging the Order and Decreetal Order passed by […]

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Kailash Chandra Vs. Laxmi

  Court: RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE Pradeep Nandrajog, C.J. & Vinit Kumar Mathur Kailash Chandra Vs. Laxmi On 4 May 2018 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 498A — Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ib) — Desertion — Cruelty — By the time parties recorded evidence, respondent had lodged complaint under […]

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Legal Notice to Join Not Responded – Desertion Proved

HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT JUSTICE Vivek Singh Thakur Shashi kala Vs. Pravesh Chandra Angra On 12 January 2018 Law Point: Legal notice received to join company of respondent, not replied by appellant wife — Appellant breathing hot and cold in one breathe JUDGEMENT The appellant was married to respondent herein on 7.12.1994 according to Hindu […]

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Raju @ Nagendra Singh Chauhan & Anr. Vs. State of M.P. & Anr.

  Court: MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE Sheel Nagu Raju @ Nagendra Singh Chauhan & Anr. Vs. State Of M.P. & Anr. On 24 November 2017 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 498A — Cruelty — Allegation of cruelty made in very vague and non-specific manner — Total absence of description of […]

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Angrej Singh Sandhu Vs. State of Punjab

Court: Punjab & Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE Jaishree Thakur Angrej Singh Sandhu Vs. State Of Punjab On 4 May 2018 Law Point: Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 498-A, 406, 506 — Quashing of FIR — Cruelty — Criminal breach of trust — Criminal intimidation — […]

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