Important court decisions for 498A, maintenance, domestic violence, custody, divorce and related legal strategy.
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE M.L. Jain Lajwanti Chandhok Vs. O.N. Chandhok On 26 August 1981 Law Point: Cruelty — Defamatory complaints to employer or other authorities constitute worse type of cruelty — Cruelty consists not in conduct complained of but in its impact upon spouse. JUDGEMENT 1. The Chandhoks were married on 27.2.1944 […]
Court: High Court Of Madhya Pradesh Bench: JUSTICE M. Sharan Vijay Kumar and Anr. vs. Sunita and Ors. Law Point: Offence of criminal breach of trust might be inquired into or tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction the offence was committed. JUDGEMENT 1. This is a petition under Section 482 […]
Court: Karnataka High Court Bench: JUSTICE B.N. Mallikarjuna Malayaiah Vs. G.s. Vasantha Lakshmi & Ors. On 12 August 1996 Law Point: No maintenance if separation by mutual consent –– Wife living separately from her husband by consent –– Cannot enforce her right and ask for maintenance u/Section 125, Cr.P.C. JUDGEMENT 1. This revision is by […]
Court: High Court Of Jharkhand Bench: JUSTICE Prashant Kumar Prabhakar Jha Vs. The State of Jharkhand and Ashok Kumar On 28 August 2009 Law Point: Even if the allegations made by the complainant was taken to be true on its face value then also the Appellate Court had no territorial jurisdiction to try the case […]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE J.G. Chitre Popat Kashinath Bodke Vs. Kamalabai Popat Bodke & Ors. On 6 February 2003 Law Point: Maintenance : Parties residing separately by mutual consent by relinquishment deed : In view of Section 125(4), Cr.P.C. wife would not be having right to claim alimony from husband after date of […]
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