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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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Varala Bharath Kumar And Another Vs. State Of Telangana And Another

Court: SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Bench: JUSTICE Arun Mishra & Mohan M. Shantanagoudar Varala Bharath Kumar And Another Vs. State Of Telangana And Another On 5 September 2017 Law Point: Wife is only citing incidents of unhappiness with her husband, no useful purpose will be served in continuing prosecution against Husband. There is a total […]

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IPC 494 can not be initiated in Maintenance Proceedings

Supreme Court of India JUSTICE Dr. Arijit Pasayat & P. Sathasivam Tarakanath Kar Vs. Lipika Kar On 07 May 2008 Law Point: Dispute whether ‘C’ or respondent ‘L’ legally married wife of appellant or was it case of bigamy — Direction for initiation of departmental proceedings by High Court — Improper and invalid — High […]

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Kanchan Gulati And Anr. Vs. The State And Ors.

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 […]

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Myla Sunitha Priyadarshini Vs. Sho Nandyal Iii Town P.s. And State Of A.P. & Anr.

Court: Andhra Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE U. Durga Prasad Rao Myla Sunitha Priyadarshini Vs. Sho Nandyal Iii Town P.s. And State Of A.P. & Anr. On 13 April 2015 Law Point: Section 498A — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Sections 3, 4 — Quashing of Proceedings — Cruelty — Dowry Demand — No specific […]

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Maya Vs. Sudesh

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 […]

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Mukesh Rani Vs. State Of Haryana

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 : […]

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Payal Mihirbhai Patel Vs. State of Gujarat & 1

Court:GUJARAT HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE M.R. Shah Payal Mihirbhai Patel Vs. State of Gujarat & 1 On 01 February 2012 Law Point: Section 498A/114 – The petitioner is the sister in law of the complainant. except for vague allegations that the petitioner used to call her parents and instigate them there is no material on […]

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Ramesh & Ors. Vs. State Of Tamil Nadu

The Ratio of This Judgement Has Been OverRuled By SupremeCourt Rupali Devi Vs. State Of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICES P. Venkatarama Reddi & A.K. Mathur Ramesh & Ors. Vs. State Of Tamil Nadu On 3 March 2005 Law Point: Quashing of Charge-sheet : Territorial Jurisdiction : Cruelty, Criminal […]

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Richhpal Kaur Vs. The State of Haryana

Court: Punjab And Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE G.S. Chahal Richhpal Kaur Vs. The State of Haryana On 23 January 1991 Law Point: With respect to charge under section 498-A, Indian Penal Code, the allegations made in the complaint do not make out an offence. JUDGEMENT 1. Smt. Richhpal Kaur and others have come up […]

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Ramesh Chand Vs. State of U.P. and Anr.

Court: High Court Of Allahabad Bench: JUSTICE Palok Basu Ramesh Chand vs. State of U.P. and Anr. On 25 November 1991 Law Point: Section 498-A Complaint could succeed only if it can be proved that there was an “unlawful demand” by the husband of some money. Assuming that the husband had asked the wife to […]

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