Important court decisions for 498A, maintenance, domestic violence, custody, divorce and related legal strategy.
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE Sangita Dhingra Sehgal Omar Abdullah vs Payal Abdullah And Ors. Law Point: Interim maintenance – Not inseparable from plea of maintainability of petition – Interim maintenance can be granted only after determination of maintainability of petition u/s 125 Cr.P.C.. JUDGEMENT 1. The present petition has been filed by the […]
Court: Himachal Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE Mr. Thakur Kapil Dev vs State Of H.P. On 21 June 2017 Law Point: Abduction and Rape – Sexual intercourse on pretext of marriage – Charge stands belied when prosecutrix permitted accused to sexually access her even when accused resiled from his promise and there is delay in […]
Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE M.M. Kumar Vidya Devi Vs. State Of Haryana & Anr. On 9 October 2002 Law Point: Section 482 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 406, 498-A — Quashing of FIR : Criminal breach of trust, Cruelty : Wife facing criminal prosecution of killing her own husband […]
Court: Kerala High Court Bench: JUSTICE Raja Vijayaraghavan V Sindhu Paul and Ors. vs. State of Kerala and Ors. On 13 Novenber 2017 Law Point: Abetment to suicide – In order to convict person u/s 306 IPC, there has to be clear mens rea to commit offence and that there ought to be active or […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICES Vipin Sanghi and P.S. Teji State Govt. of NCT of Delhi vs. Ram Gopal On 01 November 2017 Law Point: Cruelty – Dory Death – It is necessary to establish offence u/s 498-A IPC to prove charges u/s 304-B IPC. JUDGEMENT 1. The State has filed the application under […]
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