Important court decisions for 498A, maintenance, domestic violence, custody, divorce and related legal strategy.
Court: Uttaranchal High Court Bench: JUSTICE U.C. Dhyani Smt. Darshan Kaur vs Smt Sangeeta on 25 April 2017 Law Point: Applicants, mother in law and sister in law of wife do not come within the definition of shared household and therefore, does not come in a domestic relationship. Proceedings quashed. JUDGEMENT 1. […]
Court:Rajasthan High Court Bench: JUSTICE P.K. LOHRA Miss Khushi & Anr Vs. State & Anr. On 4 January 2018 Law Point: Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, S.12 – Application u/s 12 of the Act – Minor daughters – Petition against mother -Petition filed by grand father with whom minor daughters are living […]
Court: Rajasthan High Court Bench: JUSTICE P.K. LOHRA Yusuf Shah vs Rubi Bano @ Beby & Ors on 19 February 2018 Law Point: Sentence of imprisonment only a mode of enforcement of direction to pay amount of maintenance and not as punishment. JUDGEMENT In Criminal Revision Petition No.130/2016, the order which was passed by learned […]
Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE Ritu Bahri Mangat Singh and Ors. Vs. State of Punjab On 25 January 2017 Law Point: In the absence of any cruelty, dying declaration itself cannot be made basis for conviction-Accused acquitted. JUDGEMENT 1. This appeal has been filed by the appellants against the judgment of conviction […]
Court: Jharkhand High Court Bench: JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR Sangeeta Kumari vs The State Of Jharkhand And Anr on 12 October 2017 Law Point: Order of maintenance both u/s 125 Cr.P.C. and S.24 of Hindu Marriage Act – Claimant entitles to get only higher amount of maintenance out of both the provisions. JUDGEMENT 1. The present […]
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