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.
CONSULTATIONSUPREME COURT OF INDIA Altamas Kabir, Cyriac Joseph Anil Kumar Jain vs Maya Jain on 1 September, 2009 Law Point: Mutual Divorce filed, wife not willing to give divorce, husband fulfilled his part of the agreement, SC grants Mutual Divorce. JUDGEMENT Leave The short point for decision in this appeal is whether a decree can […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Equivalent citations: 2003 (1) AWC 344 SC, (2003) 2 CALLT 23 SC Bench: D.K. Jain, Jagdish Singh Khehar Prashant Bharti vs State Of Nct Of Delhi on 23 January, 2013 Law Point: False rape case, quashed by Delhi High Court JUDGEMENT 1. Leave granted. 2. On 16.2.2007, Priya […]
Court: Delhi District Court Bench: Sh. Gurdeep Saini Narender Kumar vs State (Govt. Of Nct Of Delhi) on 18 August, 2011 Law Point: Poverty and failed marriage is not a crime, commentary on gross misuse of IPC 498A provision JUDGEMENT 1. Vide this order I shall decide this appeal directed against judgment dated […]
Court: Delhi District Court (Rohini) Bench: Dr. KAMINI LAU Court on its own motion Vs. Ravinder Kumar on 5.7.2010 Law Point: 1 Month Jail for False Witness JUDGEMENT The above mentioned FIR had been registered on the statement of Ravinder Kumar stated to be an eye witness of the incident in which Ashok son […]
Court: Karnataka High Court Equivalent citations: 1993 CriLJ 767 Bench: JUSTICE M Mirdhe Chaya vs K.G. Channappa Gowda on 22 September, 1992 Law Point: Women to Prove ligitimacy of child for maintenance. Corroboration is insisted by the court not as a rule of law but as a rule of prudence to satisfy the conscience of […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: Dr. Arijit Pasayat, D.K. Jain Pradeep Kumar @ Pradeep Kumar vs State Of Bihar And Anr on 17 August, 2007 Law Point: Consent given by the prosecutrix to sexual intercourse with a person with whom she is deeply in love on a promise that he would marry her on […]
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY Equivalent citations: FAMILY COURT APPEAL NO.68 OF 2005 D.B.BHOSALE AND R.Y.GANOO,JJ. Smt Nita alias Nathi Hitendrakumar Sakariya vs Shri Hitendrakumar Kaluram Sakariya on 12/03/2010 Mr Vishal Thakkar i/b M/s Kiran Jain & co, Adv. For the appellant. Mr V.D.Walawalkar i/b Sameer B Bhalekar. For the respondent. Law Point: Wife wanted husband to procure a separate accommodation, […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Equivalent citations: 1978 AIR 597, 1978 SCR (2) 621 Bench: Beg, M. Hameedullah (Cj), Chandrachud, Y.V., Bhagwati, P.N., Krishnaiyer, V.R. & Untwalia, N.L., Fazalali, S.M. & Kailasam, P.S. Maneka Gandhi vs Union Of India on 25 January, 1978 Law Point: Right of dignity – right to live is not […]
Court: Karnataka High Court Bench: JUSTICE Anand Byrareddy Saganna vs The State Of Karnataka on 20 February, 2013 Law Point: Willing partner, complainant had opportunity to complain on many occasions, continued to stay with accused. Acquital. JUDGEMENT Heard the learned counsel for the appellant and the learned Government Pleader for […]