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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BOMBAY HIGH COURT JUSTICE S.W. Puranik Ashok Yeshwant Samant Vs. Smt. Suparna Ashok Samant & Anr. On 27 July 1990 Law Point: Default in payment — Wife awarded maintenance of Rs. 500/- per month ex-parte — Husband failed to make the payment — Sentenced to imprisonment twice — Whether sentencing the defaulting party to imprisonment […]
Court: Calcutta High Court Bench: JUSTICE D.P. Sengupta In Re : Md. Jahangir Law Point: Maintenance : Magistrate not permitted to impose sentence for more than one month : Impugned order of Magistrate refusing to release husband /petitioner illegal and same set aside. JUDGEMENT 1. In the present application under Section 401 read with Section […]