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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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Bharat Bhushan & Anr. Vs. State Of M.P.

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, […]

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Kailash Mandal & Anr. Vs. State Of Jharkhand

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 […]

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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 Karnataka Vs. Dattaraj & Ors.

Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICE Jagdish Singh Khehar & S.A. Bobde State Of Karnataka Vs. Dattaraj & Ors. On 15 February 2016 Law Point: Sections 498A, 304B, 34-Allegation is inconsequential with respect to provisions under which accused were charged — High Court was fully justified in acquitting brother, father and mother of respondent-husband […]

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Sunil Bajaj Vs. State Of M.P.

Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICE Umesh C. Banerjee & Shivaraj V. Patil Sunil Bajaj Vs. State Of M.P. On 11 October 2001 Law Point: Dowry Death, Abetment of Suicide: Necessary Ingredient of Deceased being Subjected to Cruelty or Harassment by Appealant soon before her Death for or in Connection with Demand of Dowry […]

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Shaik China Buda Vs. State Of A.P.

Court: Andhra Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE D.S.R. Varma Shaik China Buda Vs. State Of A.P. Law Point: Section 498-A — Cruelty : No Corroboration in Evidence of P.Ws. 1 to 4 on Material Aspects : All Co-accused Acquitted of Offence under Sections 304-B and 498-A, I.P.C. : No Specific Evidence Against A1 for Offence […]

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Gurucharan Kumar & Anr. Vs. State Of Rajasthan

Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICES N. Santosh Hegde & B.P. Singh Gurucharan Kumar & Anr. Vs. State Of Rajasthan On 8 January 2003 Law Point: Dowry Death : Abetment of Suicide : Evidence on Record does not Suggest Deceased was Subjected to Cruelty or Harassment by her Husband or by her Father-in-law and […]

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Durga Prasad & Anr. Vs. State Of M.P.

Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICES Altamas Kabir & H.L. Gokhale Durga Prasad & Anr. Vs. State Of M.P. On 14 May 2010 Law Point: Sections 304B, 498A — Evidence Act, 1872 — Sections 113A, 113B — Dowry Death, Cruelty — Presumption — Benefit of doubt — It will not be sufficient to only […]

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Jagdish & Ors. Vs. State Of Uttaranchal

Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICES T.S. Thakur, Adarsh Kumar Goel & R. Banumathi Jagdish & Ors. Vs. State Of Uttaranchal On 25 November 2014 Law Point: Mere demand of dowry at one or two instances may not attract provisions of Section 304B IPC. No material to show there was persistent demand of dowry […]

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