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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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Wife Fails To Prove: Domestic Violence Case Dismissed Against Husband

Bengaluru High Court Bench: Hon’ble Justice Vishwanath Savadi Wife Vs Husband On January 27, 2025 Neutral Citation: Kabc070106302016 Case Number: Crl. Misc. No. 160/2016 Judgement The petitioner has filed a petition under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from DV Case Act, 2005, against the respondent, seeking various forms of relief as provided under […]

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Domestic Violence Dismissed in Bangalore Court

Court: High Court of the judicial magistrate, Bangaluru Bench: Justice Vishwanath Savadi xxxxxx vs xxxxxx on 27 January, 2025 Law Point: DV Dismissed in Bangalore Court JUDGEMENT 1. The petitioner has filed a petition under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, against the respondent, seeking various forms of relief […]

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Mamta Bai & Anr. Vs. Manoj Kumar Rai & Anr.

Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court

Bench: JUSTICE N.K. Gupta

Mamta Bai & Anr. Vs. Manoj Kumar Rai & Anr. On 8 January 2014

Law Point:
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 — Section 12 — Grant of maintenance and return of Stridhan of applicant No. 1 — Considering circumstances in which applicant left house of respondent at intervention of police and legal steps by father to take his daughter home — It cannot be presumed that applicant left house without taking her ornaments, it was not alleged by applicant that ornaments were in custody of respondent or kept in locker — ASJ rightly accepted testimony of ‘G’ in this regard and rightly found Trial Court committed error in directing return of entire Stridhan to applicant No. 1 — No interference required in criminal revision — No illegality committed by Appellate Court in deciding appeals filed before it — No relief can be given to applicants more than granted by Appellate Court — Revision relating to return of Stridhan cannot be accepted.

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Bimal Mitra & Ors. Vs. Ashalata Mitra

Court: Gauhati High Court Bench: JUSTICE B.D. Agarwal Bimal Mitra & Ors. Vs. Ashalata Mitra On 23 July 2013 Law Point: Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 — Sections 26, 12 — Domestic violence — Relief in other suits and legal proceedings — Reliefs that can be claimed under D.V. Act by way […]

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Jaswinder Kaur & Ors. Vs. State Of Punjab & Anr.

Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE L.N. Mittal Jaswinder Kaur & Ors. Vs. State Of Punjab & Anr. On 7 January 2013 Law Point: Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 — Section 12 r/w Sections 18, 19(1), 20, 22, 23 — Quashing of […]

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Ajay Kant & Ors. Vs. Alka Sharma

Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE B.M. Gupta Ajay Kant & Ors. Vs. Alka Sharma On 19 June 2007 Law Point: Section 482 — Inherent Powers — Exercise of — Availability of alternative remedy — Effect of — Alternative appropriate remedy of appeal available under Section 29 of Act against order of Magistrate — […]

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Chitrangathan Vs. Seema

Court: HIGH COURT OF KERALA Bench: JUSTICE MRS.JUSTICE K.HEMA Chitrangathan Vs. Seema on 14th day of October, 2009 Law Point: While protecting the rights of a woman, the court has to be careful and cautious in not violating the rights of the male also under Domestic Violence Act. JUDGEMENT Head Note:- Protection of Woman from […]

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Krishna Bhatacharjee vs Sarathi Choudhury and Anr

Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: Dipak Misra, Prafulla C. Pant Krishna Bhatacharjee vs Sarathi Choudhury And Anr on 20 November, 2015 Law Point: Maintainability of  DV after 1 year JUDGEMENT Leave granted. 2. The appellant having lost the battle for getting her Stridhan back from her husband, the first respondent herein, before the learned Magistrate […]

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Nishant Hussain vs Seema Saddique & Anr

Court: Rajasthan High Court Bench: JUSTICE MRS. NISHA GUPTA Nishant Hussain vs Seema Saddique & Anr on 21 September, 2012 Law Point: Living apart from 10 years, no cause of action to initiate DV proceedings JUDGEMENT This revision petition has been preferred against the order dated 30.3.2012 passed by learned Addl. Sessions Judge (Fast Track) No.3, […]

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Inderjit Singh Grewal vs State Of Punjab & Anr

Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: P. Sathasivam, B.S. Chauhan Inderjit Singh Grewal vs State Of Punjab & Anr on 23 August, 2011 Law Point: In view of the provisions of Section 468 Code of CrPC, DV complaint could be filed only within a period of one year from the date of the incident in […]

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