Important court decisions for 498A, maintenance, domestic violence, custody, divorce and related legal strategy.
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE S.S. Shinde, J. & S.M. Gavhane State Of Maharashtra Vs. Govardhan Vithal Govande & Ors. On 20 July 2017 Law Point: Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 378(3) — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 304B, 498A, 306, 34 — Appeal against Acquittal — Dowry Death — Cruelty — […]
Court: Allahabad High Court Bench: JUSTICE P Srivastava Lalit Bhatia Vs. State Of Uttar Pradesh And Anr. On 27 May 2005 Law Point: Complaint has been filed only with a view to cause harassment to the husband and his family members. Continuation of the proceedings on the basis of complaint impugned in this application is […]
Jharkhand High Court JUSTICE H.C. Mishra Satrughan Baske Vs. Silsia Kerketta & Anr. On 25 March 2014 Law Point: That OP No. 2 is son born to petitioner and OP No. 1 — No cogent evidence that petitioner is biological father of OP No. 2 — Impugned order passed by Courts below directing petitioner to […]
Court: Kerela High Court Bench: JUSTICE A.M. Shaffique, J. & Anu Sivaraman Vijayalakshmi Vs. Vinod Nair On 4 July 2017 Law Point: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ia) — Cruelty — Conduct of appellant-wife is indicative of mental cruelty — During subsistence of valid marriage between parties, respondent-husband suffered major accident — He was […]
Court: Patna High Court Bench: JUSTICE Anjana Prakash Shankar Choudhary & Anr. Vs. State Of Bihar On 13 December 2013 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 304B, 498A, 306 — Dowry Death — Cruelty — Abetment of suicide — Deceased alleged to have sustained burn injuries and died — She was removed to […]
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