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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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Ravindra Haribhau Karmarkar Vs. Shaila Ravindra Karmarkar and Ors.

Court:BOMBAY HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE B.U. Wahane Ravindra Haribhau Karmarkar Vs. Shaila Ravindra Karmarkar and Ors. On 17 July 1991 Law Point: Section 125 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 – whether Judicial Magistrate First Class trying application under Section 125 obliged to stay proceedings on ground that Civil Court of competent jurisdiction has seized matter […]

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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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Awadhesh Awasthi Vs. State Of U.P.

Court: Allahabad High Court Bench: JUSTICE Rekha Dikshit Awadhesh Awasthi Vs. State Of U.P. On 19 February 2018 Law Point: Sections 304B, 498A — Prosecution could not prove that deceased was ever subjected to cruelty or harassment by accused appellant which resulted in her death — In absence of proof of such ingredients presumption for […]

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Ashok Vs. State Of Maharashtra

Court:SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Bench: JUSTICE Pinaki Chandra Ghose & N.V. Ramana ASHOK Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA On 11 March 2015 Law Point: Section 498A – Proof of offence – Proximity Test – Stale incident cannot be pressed into service by prosecution to prove cruelty.     JUDGEMENT   1. This criminal appeal arises from […]

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Asha & Anr. Vs. State Of Uttarakhand

Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICE Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya & V. Gopala Gowda Asha & Anr. Vs. State Of Uttarakhand On 1 November 2013 Law Point: No convincing and cogent evidence produced — Courts below failed to consider relevant fact, viz., appellants were not in house at the time of incident — Judgment and […]

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Vipin Jaiswal (a-i) Vs. State Of A.P. Rep. By Public Prosecutor

Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICE A.K. Patnaik & Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya Vipin Jaiswal (a-i) Vs. State Of A.p. Rep. By Public Prosecutor On 13 March 2013 Law Point: Sections 304B, 498A — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Section 2 — Dowry Death — Cruelty — Demand of dowry — To hold accused guilty […]

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Shibsankar Samanta Vs. Sobhana Samanta

Court: High Court Of Calcutta Bench: JUSTICE G.R. Bhattacharjee Shibsankar Samanta Vs. Sobhana Samanta On 18 March 1992 Law Point: Maintenance – Reversal of order – Section 125, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) – Sessions Judge reversed findings of Magistrate and held that there was marriage between parties and they resided together as husband and […]

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Sukro Devi Vs. State Of Jharkhand & Anr.

Court: Jharkhand High Court Bench: JUSTICE D.G.R. Patnaik Sukro Devi Vs. State Of Jharkhand & Anr. On 19 June 2007 Law Point: Section 125(4) — Maintenance — Adultery — Both Courts below recorded findings of fact and assigned adequate grounds for such findings — Facts of case suggest it was not isolated or solitary instance […]

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Sharadchandra Chandrashekhar Satbhai Vs. Indubai Sharad Satbhai

Court: High Court Of Bombay Bench: High Court Of Bombay Sharadchandra Chandrashekhar Satbhai Vs. Indubai Sharad Satbhai On 25 August 1977 Law Point: The fact that a decree for judicial separation has been passed in favour of the husband on the ground of desertion means that the wife is guilty of refusing to live with […]

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Dhani Ram and Ors. Vs. State

Court: High Court of Delhi Bench: JUSTICES Sanjiv Khanna and R.K. Gauba Dhani Ram and Ors. Vs. State Law Point: Dowry death – Acquittal – Benefit of doubt – Appeal filed against conviction and order on sentence for offences of cruelty and dowry death of wife of first Appellant – Whether Appellants entitled for acquittal […]

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