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 Suresh Kait Ramesh Singh vs State ( NCT Of Delhi) On 12 October 2015 Law Point: No allegation of demand of dowry related to SDM concerned – Five witnesses have already been examined, who are related to the deceased – Petitioner is entitled to bail. JUDGEMENT 1. Vide the […]
Court: High Court of Delhi Bench: JUSTICES Sanjiv Khanna and R.K. Gauba Dhani Ram and Ors. Vs. State Law Point: Dowry death – Acquittal – Benefit of doubt – Appeal filed against conviction and order on sentence for offences of cruelty and dowry death of wife of first Appellant – Whether Appellants entitled for acquittal […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE Mukta Gupta Reeta and Ors. vs. State On 19 May2014 Law Point: The petitioners were not on Delhi at relevant time. The petitioner and her husband came to residing in the matrimonial home of deceased for some days and thereafter harassment started to deceased. Even as per the allegations […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE Pratibha Rani Mohd. Aslam and Ors. vs. State (NCT of Delhi) On 11 September 2017 Law Point: Recently tendency had developed for roping in all relations of in-laws as accused persons and this appears to be case here too – Prosecution had failed to prove either any dowry demand […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICES Vipin Sanghi and P.S. Teji State Govt. of NCT of Delhi vs. Ram Gopal On 01 November 2017 Law Point: Cruelty – Dory Death – It is necessary to establish offence u/s 498-A IPC to prove charges u/s 304-B IPC. JUDGEMENT 1. The State has filed the application under […]
Court:Calcutta High Court Bench: JUSTICE A K Basu, K Mukherjee Bipul Ranjan Paul vs State Of West Bengal On 15 March 2007 Law Point: Criminal- Dowry- Homicidal death- Section 498A, 304B and 306 of Indian penal Code, 18660- Appellant convicted for setting ablaze his wife over demand of dowry- Hence the instant appeal- Whether the […]
Court: Jharkhand High Court Bench: JUSTICE Deoki Nandan Prasad Dasrath Sao & Ors. Vs. State Of Bihar On 7 June 2001 Law Point: Sections 306, 498-A — Abetment of Suicide, Cruelty : Abetment, Absence of Essential Ingredient : No Charge under Section 306, I.P.C. Framed : Section 306, I.P.C. cannot be Said to be Minor […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICE Ranjana Prakash Desai & Madan B. Lokur Bhola Ram Vs. State Of Punjab On 11 November 2013 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 304B — Dowry Death — Merely making a demand for dowry is not enough to bring about conviction under Section 304-B, IPC — […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE G.S. Sistani & Sangita Dhingra Sehgal State Vs. Sudesh Gulati & Ors. On 14 January 2015 Law Point: Material contradictions in evidence of material witnesses – Unexplained delay in lodging FIR – Even missing complaint lodged by father of deceased on instance of Husband. Husband Acquitted. JUDGEMENT CRL. M. […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE Dr. S. Muralidhar Keshav Kumar Vs. State On 5 September 2014 Law Point: Marriage between deceased and appellant not established and they had not been cohabiting as husband and wife or living as husband and wife — Question of convicting appellant for offence under Section 498A, IPC does not […]