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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498A Myth Buster | FAQs on 498A | Detailed Information on 498A IPC Punishment Myths about 498A (Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty: Proposed Section 84 of The Bharariya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023) range from it can not be filed after seven years of marriage, to arrest is guaranteed in […]
This is a sample of application to District and Sessions Judge to Club All Cases You may be interested in reading Landmark 498A Judgments by clicking HERE A success story w.r.t. the above has been scripted by Sumit Kalra in Hisar. Read about it HERE In case you want the above application format, you can […]
Court:Punjab And Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE R.C. Kathuria Dr. Sant Singh Vs. State Of Punjab On 27 April 2002 Law Point: Sections 406/498-A — Complainant made omnibus allegations against petitioners-accused and tried to rope them all as co-accused to face trial : No justification for summoning co-accused on basis of statement of complainant. JUDGEMENT […]
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:Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE S N Dhingra Kanchan Gulati And Anr. Vs. The State And Ors. On 12 September 2007 Law Point: Section 498A/406/34 – No offence has been committed by any of the petitioners. There are no allegations of cruelty against the petitioners. Criminal law can not be allowed to be used to […]
Court: Punjab And Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE Bakhshish Kaur Maya Vs. Sudesh Law Point: Sections 498-A, 406 — It is not clear as to when petitioners taunted complainant for not bringing sufficient dowry and gifts — They are living separately and not in same house with complainant — Difficult to make out case of […]
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 […]
Court: Punjab And Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE Nirmal Singh Mukesh Rani Vs. State Of Haryana On 13 August 2001 Law Point: Sections 498-A, 406 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Sections 113-A, 113-B — Quashing of Order : Cruelty, Criminal Breach of Trust : Sister and Brother-in-law of Accused Living Separately in Different Village : […]
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 […]
Court: High Court Of Calcutta Bench: JUSTICE R.K. Mazumdar Maya Ganguly Vs.The State Law Point: Even if the statements of the complainant and her parents are taken on their face value and accepted in their entirety that the behavior and talks of the complainant was like that of a girl living in a slum or […]