Important court decisions for 498A, maintenance, domestic violence, custody, divorce and related legal strategy.
Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICE Dr. Mukundakam Sharma & Dr. B.S. Chauhan Shakson Belthissor Vs. State Of Kerala & Anr. On 6 July 2009 Law Point: To constitute cruelty under Section 498A there has to be harassment of the woman with a view to coercing her or any person related to her to […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE J.G. Chitre Prafulla Kumar Tongya Vs. Smt. Sarla On 18 November 1997 Law Point: Wife taken away marriage gifts. Proved by husband that respondent deserted him for continuous period of more than two years. Decree of divorce granted. JUDGEMENT 1. The appellant Prafulla Kumar is hereby assailing correctness, […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE N.P. Singh Smt. Chhaya Vs. Dr. Kastoor Chand Jain & Anr. On 10 January 1996 Law Point: Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Sec. 96 — Appeal from original decree — Gift made to bride — Her Stridhana property — Once a gift is made and accepted by doner […]
Court: Andhra Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE A. Gopal Reddy Yerram Vinod Vs. State Of A.P. & Ors. On 20 January 2011 Law Point: Major children who through some mental or corporal defect or injury are unable to maintain themselves are entitled to maintenance under Section 125(1)(c). JUDGEMENT 1. This Criminal Petition under Section 482 […]
Court: Patna High Court Bench: JUSTICES R.N. Prasad & C.M. Prasad Pradeep Singh Vs. State Of Bihar On 9 January 2004 Law Point: Sections 302/34, 498-A and 201 — Murder, common Intention, Cruelty, Disappearance of Evidence : No eye-witness to occurrence : Defence denied marriage with deceased : Evident from evidence of prosecution witnesses that […]
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