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: Chhattisgarh High Court Bench: JUSTICE Sunil Kumar Sinha & R.N. Chandrakar Subhash @ Prakash Vs. Priyanka Subhash Dewangan On 02 July 2013 Law Point: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Sections 13(1)(ia), 13(1)(ib) — Family Courts Act, 1984 — Sections 10, 17 — Cruelty — Desertion — Improper Inquiry — Family Court has only taken […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE J.G. Chitre Prafulla Kumar Tongya Vs. Smt. Sarla On 18 November 1997 Law Point: Wife taken away marriage gifts. Proved by husband that respondent deserted him for continuous period of more than two years. Decree of divorce granted. JUDGEMENT 1. The appellant Prafulla Kumar is hereby assailing correctness, […]
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 […]