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: HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY Bench: JUSTICE V.M. Deshpande Chitra Vitthalrao Ade vs Ganesh Dinesh Dixit And Another on 17 February 2018 Law Point: JUDGEMENT 1. This is an appeal filed by the complainant challenging judgment and order dated 8.7.2004 passed by the Court of Assistant Sessions Judge, Yavatmal, in Special Case No. […]
Court: HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Bench: JUSTICE RAJASEKHAR MANTHA, J. Kalam Sk vs The State Of West Bengal on 20 September 2018 Law Point: JUDGEMENT 1. The instant appeal is directed against a judgment and order dated 13th and 14th March 2008 passed by the Additional District and Sessions Judge, 5th Fast Track Court, Malda, […]
Court: HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND Bench: JUSTICE R.R.Prasad, J Anjana Rashmi Minz vs The State Of Jharkhand on 11 December 2014 Law Point: JUDGEMENT Heard learned counsel appearing for the appellant and the learned counsel for the State on this interlocutory […]
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Altamas Kabir, Cyriac Joseph Anil Kumar Jain vs Maya Jain on 1 September, 2009 Law Point: Mutual Divorce filed, wife not willing to give divorce, husband fulfilled his part of the agreement, SC grants Mutual Divorce. JUDGEMENT Leave The short point for decision in this appeal is whether a decree can […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Equivalent citations: 2003 (1) AWC 344 SC, (2003) 2 CALLT 23 SC Bench: D.K. Jain, Jagdish Singh Khehar Prashant Bharti vs State Of Nct Of Delhi on 23 January, 2013 Law Point: False rape case, quashed by Delhi High Court JUDGEMENT 1. Leave granted. 2. On 16.2.2007, Priya […]
Court: Delhi District Court Bench: Sh. Gurdeep Saini Narender Kumar vs State (Govt. Of Nct Of Delhi) on 18 August, 2011 Law Point: Poverty and failed marriage is not a crime, commentary on gross misuse of IPC 498A provision JUDGEMENT 1. Vide this order I shall decide this appeal directed against judgment dated […]
Court: Delhi District Court (Rohini) Bench: Dr. KAMINI LAU Court on its own motion Vs. Ravinder Kumar on 5.7.2010 Law Point: 1 Month Jail for False Witness JUDGEMENT The above mentioned FIR had been registered on the statement of Ravinder Kumar stated to be an eye witness of the incident in which Ashok son […]
Court: Karnataka High Court Equivalent citations: 1993 CriLJ 767 Bench: JUSTICE M Mirdhe Chaya vs K.G. Channappa Gowda on 22 September, 1992 Law Point: Women to Prove ligitimacy of child for maintenance. Corroboration is insisted by the court not as a rule of law but as a rule of prudence to satisfy the conscience of […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: Dr. Arijit Pasayat, D.K. Jain Pradeep Kumar @ Pradeep Kumar vs State Of Bihar And Anr on 17 August, 2007 Law Point: Consent given by the prosecutrix to sexual intercourse with a person with whom she is deeply in love on a promise that he would marry her on […]
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY Equivalent citations: FAMILY COURT APPEAL NO.68 OF 2005 D.B.BHOSALE AND R.Y.GANOO,JJ. Smt Nita alias Nathi Hitendrakumar Sakariya vs Shri Hitendrakumar Kaluram Sakariya on 12/03/2010 Mr Vishal Thakkar i/b M/s Kiran Jain & co, Adv. For the appellant. Mr V.D.Walawalkar i/b Sameer B Bhalekar. For the respondent. Law Point: Wife wanted husband to procure a separate accommodation, […]