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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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Mangat Ram Vs. State Of Haryana

Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICES K.S. Radhakrishnan & Vikramajit Sen Mangat Ram Vs. State Of Haryana On 27 March 2014 Law Point: Sections 306, 498A — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 113A — Abetment of Suicide — Cruelty — Dowry demand — Presumption — Death of deceased was accidental as she was suffering […]

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Lella Srinivasa Rao Vs. State Of Andhra Pradesh

Court:Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICE N. Santosh Hegde & B.P. Singh Lella Srinivasa Rao Vs. State Of Andhra Pradesh On 26 February 2004 Law Point: Abetment of Suicide, Cruelty : Inconsistency between two dying declarations : High Court gave acquittal under Section 306, IPC : Witnesses declared hostile by prosecution : Prosecution failed to […]

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K. R. Soorachari Vs. State Of Karnataka

Court:Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICE K.R. SOORACHARI Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA K. R. Soorachari Vs. State Of Karnataka On 13 April 2005 Law Point: Cruelty, Demand of Dowry : No material to connect appellant with offence of cruelty : High Court not noticed any such evidence to justify conviction under Section 498A, IPC : […]

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State Of Rajasthan Vs. Teg Bahadur And Ors.

Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICE K.G. Balakrishnan & Dr. AR. Lakshmanan State Of Rajasthan Vs. Teg Bahadur And Ors. On 29 September 2004 Law Point: Witnesses gave different versions regarding demand of dowry : Lack of evidence to prove demand of dowry : Evidence led by prosecution bristle with discrepancies and contradictions : […]

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Myla Sunitha Priyadarshini Vs. Sho Nandyal Iii Town P.s. And State Of A.P. & Anr.

Court: Andhra Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE U. Durga Prasad Rao Myla Sunitha Priyadarshini Vs. Sho Nandyal Iii Town P.s. And State Of A.P. & Anr. On 13 April 2015 Law Point: Section 498A — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Sections 3, 4 — Quashing of Proceedings — Cruelty — Dowry Demand — No specific […]

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Akula Ravinder and others Vs. The State of Andhra Pradesh

Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICES S. Ratnavel Pandian And K. Jayachandra Reddy Akula Ravinder and others Vs. The State of Andhra Pradesh On 11 January 1991. Law Point: Sections 498A, 302, 201 and 304B – In a case of this nature where the prosecution has failed to establish that it was an unnatural […]

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Bhawani Devi & Anr. Vs. State

Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE R.S. Sodhi Bhawani Devi & Anr. Vs. State On 25 July 2005 Law Point: Section 498A read with Section 34, Section 304B read with Section 34 — Cruelty, Dowry Death, Common Intention : No iota of evidence to show either mother-in-law or sister-in-law treated deceased with cruelty or had […]

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State Vs. Palavesham @ Ranjith & Ors.

Court: Madras High Court Bench: JUSTICE N. Sathish Kumar State Vs. Palavesham @ Ranjith & Ors. On 10 July 2017 Law Point: Sections 304B, 498A, 34 — Benefit of Doubt — Suicide committed by deceased within 7 months of marriage — None of the letters written by deceased indicate even slightest doubt about alleged dowry […]

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State Of Odisha Vs. Kumuda Chandra Chinara & Ors.

Court: Orissa High Court Bench: JUSTICE S.K. Sahoo State Of Odisha Vs. Kumuda Chandra Chinara & Ors. On 8 January 2018 Law Point: Sections 304B, 498A, 34 — Appeal against acquittal — Dowry death — Cruelty — Common intention — No direct evidence on record to show respondents were subjecting deceased to cruelty demanding dowry […]

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Ramaiah @ Rama Vs. State Of Karnataka

Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICE J. Chelameswar & A.K. Sikri Ramaiah @ Rama Vs. State Of Karnataka On 7 August 2014 Law Point: Sections 304B, 498A – No explanation for delay in lodging FIR — No suitable justification given by High Court for overturning verdict of acquittal of trial Court — Judgment of […]

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