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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THE BHARATIYA SAKSHYA BILL, 2023 ———— ARRANGEMENT OF CLAUSES ———— PART I CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY CLAUSES 1. Short title, application and commencement. 2. Definitions PART II CHAPTER II RELEVANCY OF FACTS 3. Evidence may be given of facts in issue and relevant facts. Closely connected facts 4. Relevancy of facts forming part of same transaction. […]
THE BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023 —————— ARRANGEMENT OF CLAUSES —————— CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY CLAUSES 1. Short title, extent and commencement. 2. Definitions. 3. Construction of references. 4. Trial of offences under Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita and other laws. 5. Saving. CHAPTER II CONSTITUTION OF CRIMINAL COURTS AND OFFICES 6. Classes of Criminal Courts. 7. Territorial […]
ARRANGEMENT OF CLAUSES ————— CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY CLAUSES 1. Short title, commencement and application. 2. Definitions. 3. General Explanations and expressions. CHAPTER II OF PUNISHMENTS 4. Punishments. 5. Commutation of sentence of death or imprisonment for life. 6. Fractions of terms of punishment. 7. Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly […]
Court: HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY Bench: Nitin Jamdar, Sharmila U. Deshmukh Nalini Nagnath Upalkar vs Shri. Nagnath Mahadeo Upalkar on 12 October, 2022 Law Point: Conduct of petitioner-wife in continuing to make unwarranted, false an baseless allegations pertaining to respondent-husband’s character labelling him as alcoholic and womaniser has resulted in shredding his reputation […]
Court: High Court Of State Of Telangana Bench: G. Sri Devi and M.G. Priyadarsini, JJ. G. Suhasini vs. G. Vinod Kumar Reddy 21 Sep, 2022 Law Point: Wife by indulging in criminal and civil litigation made matrimonial bond beyond repair and subjected petitioner-husband to mental cruelty Marriage between parties is dissolved and decree of divorce […]
Court: High Court Of Madras (Madurai Bench) Bench: Dr. G. Jayachandran and Sunder Mohan, JJ. P.Balaji vs. Iswarya on 18 Dec, 2022 Law Point: Irretrievable break down of marriage – prolonged separation for more than 14 years, marriage between appellant and respondent dissolved. JUDGEMENT 1. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the appellant and the […]
Court: High Court Of Uttarakhand At Nainital Bench: Vipin Sanghi, C.J. and R.C. Khulbe, J. Surjeet vs. Namita on 04 November, 2022 Law Point: Family court directed to entertain petition on basis of power of attorney furnished on behalf of appellant of his father JUDGEMENT 1. Issue Notice. 2. Ms. Nishat Intezar, learned counsel for […]
Court: High Court Of Bombay (Nagpur Bench) Bench: G.A. Sanap, J. Mangesh vs. State of Maharashtra on 17 November, 2022 Law Point: Merely because of evidence of doctor as to cause of death appellant-husband cannot be held guilty of offence punishable under section 304B of IPC JUDGEMENT 1. In this appeal, the appellant challenges the […]
Court: High Court Of Gujarat At Ahmedabad Bench: S.H. Vora and Rajendra M. Sareen, JJ. State of Gujarat vs. Modi Kanaiyalal Mulchanddas and Ors. on 14 December, 2022 Law Point: Without any evidence on record regarding demand of dowry, allegation of abetment of suicide cannot be believed, because there is nothing on record except bare […]
Court: High Court Of Punjab And Haryana At Chandigarh Bench: Harinder Singh Sidhu, J. Rajan Bhardwaj vs. State of Haryana on 31 August, 2022 Law Point: Suicide note and other material on record, does not prima facie make out alleged offence against petitioner under section 306 IPC JUDGEMENT 1. By filing the present Revision, the […]