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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RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT JUSTICE Pankaj Bhandari BASRAM Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN THR. P.P. On 7 March 2018 Law Point: Section 304B — Bail — Dowry Death — Charge sheet not filed within period of 90 days — Date of remand included in calculating period of 90 days or 60 days — Holiday on last day […]
PATNA HIGH COURT JUSTICE Ravi Ranjan, J. & Prakash Chandra Jaiswal Ashok Prasad Sah @ Ashok Prasad Vs. State Of Bihar On 13 May 1994 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 304B, 201 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 113B — Dowry Death — Disappearance of Evidence — Presumption — Prosecution utterly and […]
Patna High Court JUSTICE Aditya Kumar Trivedi Triloki Rai & Anr. Vs. State Of Bihar On 18 December 2017 Law Point: Section 304B — Dowry Death — Death of deceased by sustaining burn injuries within 7 years of marriage — Absence of conclusive evidence of demand of dowry as well as torture soon before death […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE J.P. Gupta Shiv Dhar & Anr. Vs. State Of Madhya Pradesh On 6 April 2017 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 306, 304B, 498A — Cruelty — Dowry Death — Abetment to Suicide — Appeal against Conviction — There is no dispute as to nature of […]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE S.S. Shinde, J. & S.M. Gavhane State Of Maharashtra Vs. Govardhan Vithal Govande & Ors. On 20 July 2017 Law Point: Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 378(3) — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 304B, 498A, 306, 34 — Appeal against Acquittal — Dowry Death — Cruelty — […]
Court: Patna High Court Bench: JUSTICE Anjana Prakash Shankar Choudhary & Anr. Vs. State Of Bihar On 13 December 2013 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 304B, 498A, 306 — Dowry Death — Cruelty — Abetment of suicide — Deceased alleged to have sustained burn injuries and died — She was removed to […]
Court: Allahabad High Court Bench: JUSTICE Ajai Lamba & Aditya Nath Mittal Phirozi Vs. State Of U.P. & Ors. On 7 January 2016 Law Point: Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 304B, 498A — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Sections 3, 4 — Quashing of FIR — […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE V.K. Jain Vineet Vats Vs. State Of NCT Of Delhi On 3 March 2014 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 498A, 304B — Cruelty — Dowry death — Benefit of doubt — No allegation of appellant having subjected deceased to any kind of cruelty or harassment in […]
Court: Patna High Court Bench: JUSTICE Rajendra Kumar Mishra Jagbandhu Bin & Ors. Vs. State Of Bihar On 12 December 2013 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 304B, 201, 34 — Dowry Death — Disappearance of Evidence — Common intention — Benefit of doubt — Ingredients of offence under Section 304B, IPC — […]