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: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICES Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya & Kurian Joseph Panchanand Mandal @ Pachan Mandal & Anr Vs State Of Jharkhand On 4 October 2013 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 304B, 34 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 32 — Dowry Death — Common Intention — Dying declaration — […]
Court:Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICES G.B. Pattanaik, R.P. Sethi & Shivaraj V. Patil Kans Raj Vs State Of Punjab & Ors On 26 April 2000 Law Point: CRIMINAL LAW : Dowry Death : Death of Deceased Wife by Suicide Within 7 years of Her Marriage : Sufficient Proof — Continuous harassment connected with demand […]
Court:Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICES H.S. Bedi & Chandramauli Kr. Prasad Shindo @ Sawinder Kaur & Anr Vs State Of Punjab On 31 March 2011 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 304-B, 498-A — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 113-B — Dowry Death, Cruelty — Presumption — Dying declarations — Death of […]
Court:Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICES H.S. Bedi & C.K. Prasad Rakesh Chand & Anr Vs State Of Punjab On 11 August 2010 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 302, 304B, 201, 34 — Murder, Dowry Death, Disappearance of Evidence, Common Intention — Benefit of doubt — Demand for Rs. 50,000/- has been […]
Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICES T.S. Thakur & R. Banumathi Baljinder Kaur Vs. State Of Punjab On 19 November 2014 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 304B, 498A — Dowry Death — Cruelty — Alleged demand of gold Karra about two months after marriage — Cannot constitute proximate live link with […]
Court: Orissa High Court Bench: JUSTICE M. Papanna Nilu @ Pratap Kumar Mohaptra Vs. State Of Orissa On 16 January 2004 Law Point: Sections 498-A, 304B, 201/34 — Quashing of Order : Cruelty, dowry death, disappearance of evidence, common intention : Appreciation of material on record : Involvement of petitioner in complicity of crime not […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICES K.T. Thomas, S.N. Variava Mungeshwar Prasad Chaurasia & Anr. Vs. State Of Bihar On 13 September 2001 Law Point: Dowry Death, Disappearance of Evidence, Common Intention, Cruelty: Appellants, Parents of Husband did not Harass Deceased or Demanded Dowry Soon Before Her Death : Said Act can be Attributed […]
Court:KARNATAKA HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICES Kumar Rajaratnam & B.K. Sangalad State Of Karnataka Vs. K.S. Manjunathachari & Ors On 16 April 1999 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 498-A, 304-B — Cruelty, Dowry Death : Conviction under Cruelty : Justified — Concept of cruelty is much wider than dowry harassment — Sections 498-A […]
Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICE A.K. Patnaik & Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya Bharat Bhushan & Anr. Vs. State Of M.P. On 12 March 2013 Law Point: Unless it is established that appellants committed some act of cruelty or harassment towards a woman, they cannot be held guilty of offences under Sections 304B and 498A, […]
Court: Jharkhand High Court Bench: JUSTICE D.K. Sinha Kailash Mandal & Anr. Vs. State Of Jharkhand On 18 March 2011 Law Point: Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Sections 319, 482 — Dowry Death — No specific overt act attributed against petitioners, mother-in-law and father-in-law of deceased — Allegations general in nature — Other witnesses have […]