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:SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Bench: JUSTICES A.K. Sikri & Ashok Bhushan THESIMA BEGAM AND ANR.Vs. THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU REP.BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE & ORS Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 498A, 406 — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Section 4 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Cruelty […]
Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICES Altamas Kabir Cyriac Joseph and S.S. Nijjar Bhushan Kumar Meen vs. State of Punjab and Ors. On 02 September 2011 Law Point: No FIR and proceedings taken there under can be sustained when no prima facie case and offence alleged in said FIR has been made out against […]