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.
CONSULTATION
RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT Wife is living with her parents of her own accord — Not entitled to maintenance JUSTICE G.L. Gupta Bheekha Ram Vs. Goma Devi & Ors. On 22 January 1999 Law Point: No Evidence of Ill-treatment Meted out to Wife, Who is Living With Her Parents of Her Own Accord : Wife Entitled […]
Court: RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE Ajay Rastogi, J. & Mr. Ashok Kumar Gaur Geeta Vs. Raghuveer Singh On 17 July 2017 Law Point: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ia) — Mental Cruelty — Extra marital relations — No reliable evidence — No foundation — Wife alleges illicit relation against husband with her […]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE B.R. Gavai & A.S. Chandurkar Mohd. Sadiq Mohd. Rafiq Vs. State Of Maharashtra On 12 February 2014 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 302, 498A, 201 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 106 — Murder — Cruelty — Disappearance of evidence — Circumstantial evidence — Burden of […]
Jharkhand High Court JUSTICE H.C. Mishra Satrughan Baske Vs. Silsia Kerketta & Anr. On 25 March 2014 Law Point: That OP No. 2 is son born to petitioner and OP No. 1 — No cogent evidence that petitioner is biological father of OP No. 2 — Impugned order passed by Courts below directing petitioner to […]