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: 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 […]
Court: Allahabad High Court Bench: Ashwani Kumar Mishra, Shiv Shanker Prasad Sandeep Kumar Mishra vs State Of U.P. on 16 February, 2023 Law Point: False allegations of sexual assault on the rise JUDGEMENT 1. Heard Shri Sudhir Mehrotra, Shri Pulak Ganguly, learned counsels for the applicants and Shri Shivam Yadav, learned counsel for the informant […]
Court: Allahabad High Court Bench: Ashwani Kumar Mishra, Shiv Shanker Prasad Nafisa And 4 Others vs State Of U.P. And 3 Others on 16 January, 2023 Law Point: False Rape Case accuser gang bail dismissed JUDGEMENT 1. At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioners states that he does not propose to file any rejoinder affidavit […]
Court: HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD Bench: Ashwani Kumar Mishra, Shiv Shanker Prasad Ajeet Singh Constable vs State Of U.P. And Anr. on 22 December, 2022 Law Point: Victim’s Testimony Unreliable, Major Improvements Made: Allahabad HC Acquits Police Constable Convicted In Minor’s Rape Case JUDGEMENT 1. This criminal appeal is directed against the judgment […]
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 […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: Ajay Rastogi, Hon’ble Ms. Trivedi Naim Ahamed vs State (Nct Of Delhi) on 30 January, 2023 Law Point: Every Breach Of Promise To Marry Is Not ‘Rape’ : Supreme Court Acquits Man Sentenced To 10 Years Imprisonment JUDGEMENT 1. Leave granted. 2. The appeal filed by the appellant-accused is […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: K.M. Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy, C.T. Ravikumar Joseph Shine vs Union of India on January 31, 2023 Law Point: Armed Forces Personnel Liable To Face Disciplinary Action For Adultery Despite Striking Down Of Section 497 IPC : Supreme Court JUDGEMENT MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION NO. 2204 OF 2020 […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: Altamas Kabir, Aftab Alam Satish Sitole vs Ganga on 10 July, 2008 Law Point: Marriage between the parties is dead for all practical purposes and there is no chance of it being retrieved, the continuance of such marriage would itself amount to cruelty JUDGEMENT 1. As far back as […]
Court: Madras High Court Bench: JUSTICE R.BANUMATHI AND JUSTICE B.RAJENDRAN Tmt.M.Sundari vs Dr.A.Chandrasekaran on 23 June, 2010 Mr.P.K.Rajagopal, Adv. For the appellant. Ms.R.Gowri, Adv. For the respondent. Law Point: Judicial Separation granted on application of Divorce JUDGEMENT Prayer: Civil Miscellaneous Appeals in C.M.A.Nos.3839 and 3840 of 2005 are filed under Section 19 of Family Courts Act against the Judgment and decree dated 18.10.2005 in I.D.O.P.Nos.235 of […]
