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: Jharkhand High Court Bench: Mrs. Justice Anubha Rawat Choudhary Beli Baraik vs The State Of Jharkhand on 18 April, 2021 Law Point: Acquittal of Husband for alleged offences, No evidence led to substantiate allwged offence under sections 494, 498A, 420, IPC, Husband Acquitted JUDGEMENT 1. Heard Mr. Sunil Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: Indira Banerjee, J. & J.K. Maheshwari, J. Deepak Sharma vs The State Of Haryana on 12 January, 2022 Law Point: Taking custody of jewllery for safety cannot constitute cruelty within meaning of section 498A of IPC JUDGEMENT Leave granted. No one has appeared on behalf of the Respondent No.2 […]
Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE GURDEV SINGH Raj Kumari vs State Of Punjab And Others on 30 April, 2011 Mr.G.S.Verma, Adv. For the appellant. Mr.P.S. Bajwa, Adv. For the respondent. Law Point: Transfer petition denied due to suppression of facts JUDGEMENT The petitioner, Raj Kumari, who is the complainant in the case titled “State vs. Prem Pal and others” […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: J. Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud & J. Dinesh Maheshwari Veena Mittal vs The State Of Uttar Pradesh on 24 January, 2022 Law Point: No specific allegation against mother and sister of bridegroom under sections 498A, 420, 406, Dowry Prohibition Act FIR quash JUDGEMENT 1 Leave granted. 2 This appeal […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: V.S. Sirpurkar, T.S. Thakur Ruchi Majoo vs Sanjeev Majoo on 13 May, 2011 Law Point: Husband lost job because of complaint,maintenance denied JUDGEMENT Leave granted. Conflict of laws and jurisdictions in the realm of private international law is a phenomenon that has assumed greater dimensions with the spread […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: B.R.GAVAI, VIKRAM NATH P Sivakumar Ors Vs State on 09 Feb 2023 Law Point: Conviction U/S 498A IPC Not Sustainable When Marriage Is Found To Be Null & Void : Supreme Court JUDGEMENT 1. The present appeals challenge the judgment and order passed by the learned Single Judge of […]
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Bench: Chandramauli Kr. Prasad and Pinaki Chandra Ghose Arnesh Kumar VS State of Bihar and Anr. Dated July 2, 2014 Law Point: Section 41A of CrPC should be complied in letter and spirit. Guidelines JUDGEMENT The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 […]
Court: HIGH COURT OF DELHI CRL.M.C.7262/2006 Bench: JUSTICE SHIV NARAYAN DHINGRA Smt. Neera Singh vs THE STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) and ORS on 23.02.2007 Mr. L.B. Rai and Mr. V.K. Singh, Advocates For the appellant. Mr. Vikas Arora, Adv. For the respondent. Ms. Richa Kapoor with Ms. Sukriti Bhardwaj, Advocates for State. Law Point: Vague and omnibus allegations against every […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bhaskar Lal Sharma & Anr vs Monica on 27 July, 2009 Law Point: Kicking with Leg, calling wife’s mother is liar in not an offence under 498A Author: S.B. Sinha Bench: S.B. Sinha, Cyriac Joseph Appellant(s) BHASKAR LAL SHARMA & ANR. Respondent(s) MONICA JUDGEMENT […]
Supreme Court of India Appeal (crl.) 1613 of 2005 Bench: G.P. MATHUR & R.V. RAVEENDRAN Appasaheb And Anr vs State Of Maharashtra on 5 January, 2007 Law Point: Demand for Domestic Expenses is not dowry u/s 304B JUDGEMENT This appeal, by special leave, has been preferred against the judgment and order dated 23.2.2005 of Bombay […]