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: S.B. Sinha, Lokeshwar Singh Panta M.Saravana Porselvi Vs. A.R. Chandrashekar @ Parthiban & Ors. on 27 May, 2008 Law Point: 498A filed after 10 years of divorce, is abuse of process of court, quashed. JUDGEMENT 1. Leave granted. 2. Appellant is an advocate. She was married to Respondent No.1 […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: C.K. Thakker, D.K. Jain Pankaj Kumar vs State Of Maharashtra & Ors on 11 July, 2008 Law Point: Charges or conviction can be quashed if the constitutional right to a speedy investigation and trial has been denied JUDGEMENT Leave granted. 2. This appeal arises from the final […]
Court: Allahabad High Court Bench: Justice Raghunath Kishore Rastogi Pankaj Mishra And Others vs State Of U.P. And Another on 17/5/2006 Amit Kumar , C.L. Pandey , P.K. Misra , Renu Rajat and Samit Gopal, Advocates For the appellant. Govt. Advocate and Kamal Krishna For the respondent. Law Point: Non compoundable case to be dropped when husband and wife settled dispute amicably […]
Court: Patna High Court Bench: JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR Dhananjay Kumar Tiwary vs State Of Bihar & Anr on 20 September, 2010 Mr.Akhileshwar Prasad Singh, Adv. For the appellant. Mrs. Indu Bala Pandey, APP For the respondent. Law Point: Second complaint on same grounds, abuse of law. JUDGEMENT Rakesh Kumar,J. In compliance of the order dated 6.9.2010 learned counsel for the petitioners files […]
Court: Gujarat High Court Bench: JUSTICE AKIL KURESHI Vinodbhai vs State on 21 September, 2010 Law Point: Complainant left the company 14 years back of the accused, continuting 498A is abuse of process of law JUDGEMENT Petitioners are common in both the petitions. Original complainant, respondent No.2 is also common. Petitioner No.1 is the brother of […]
Court: Gujarat High Court Bench: JUSTICE AKIL KURESHI Akhileshwarsingh Arunkumar Singh Vs. State Of Gujarat on 22/09/2010 MR MATAFER R PANDE, Adv. For the appellant. MR KARTIK PANDYA, APP. For the respondent. Law Point: No case of dowry demand or cruelty as husband not part of any such incidents. Proceedings qua the husband quashed JUDGEMENT 1. Counsel for the petitioner stated that respondent no.2 […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: S.B. Sinha, R.M. Lodha U.Suvetha vs State By Insp.Of Police & Anr on 6 May, 2009 Law Point: Living with “another woman” would not attract the wrath of Section 498A against “other” women JUDGEMENT 1. Leave granted. 2. Whether the term “relative of husband of a woman” […]
Court: High Court of Delhi Bench: JUSTICE SHIV NARAYAN DHINGRA Rajesh Dhingra And Ors. vs The State And Ors. on 22 October, 2007 Law Point: 498 A Quashed – Filed by an impersonator and a cheat wife JUDGEMENT 1. This petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India has been filed for quashing of FIR […]
Court: High Court of Delhi Bench: JUSTICE SHIV NARAYAN DHINGRA Ms. Sangita Bhayana for the petitioners’ Complainant in person. Ms. Richa Kapoor for State on 28.03.2007 Law Point: 498 A Quashed – Against sister and mother in laws where the wife resiled on the compromise JUDGEMENT This is a petition under Section 482 Cr. P.C. for […]
Court: Patna High Court Bench: Birendra Prasad Verma, J. Ram Nath Thakur vs State Of Bihar on 26 March, 2011 Law Point: 498A after 2 years of husband filing divorce, granted bail JUDGEMENT The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a criminal prosecution, under Sections 498(A), 406 and494 of the Indian Penal Code as also 3/4 […]