Important court decisions for 498A, maintenance, domestic violence, custody, divorce and related legal strategy.
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU State vs Sandeep on 25 September, 2019 Law Point: JUDGEMENT 1. Exemption is allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. The application stands disposed of. CRL.L.P. 532/2019 3. The State has filed the present petition seeking leave to appeal against a judgment dated 15.07.2019, passed by the learned Additional [β¦]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE Atul Sreedharan Dr. Nitin Bhargav vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh on 22 February, 2019 Law Point: Anticipatory bail granted as consensual relationship, FIR delay, and lack of prima facie SC/ST Act offence negated Section 18 bar. JUDGEMENT This appeal under section 14A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention [β¦]
Court: HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH Bench: JUSTICE S. K. Awasthi Manish vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh on 10 January, 2020 Law Point: Consensual relationship, even with false promise of marriage, isnβt rape if prosecutrix knowingly continued after accusedβs marriage. JUDGEMENT (1). Applicant/accused has preferred this petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [β¦]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE Atul Sreedharan Ashish Agnihotri vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh on 19 April, 2018 Law Point: False rape accusations with past similar cases and no valid divorce negate inducement; proceedings quashed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. JUDGEMENT This appeal has been filed by the appellant under section 14-A (2) of the Schedule [β¦]
Court: Jammu & Kashmir High Court Bench: JUSTICE Janak Raj Kotwal Tanveer Iqbal vs State & Ors. on 6 March, 2018 Law Point: Consensual long-term relationship with no proven false promise of marriage does not constitute rape; FIR quashed as abuse of process. JUDGEMENT approved for reporting in Press/Media : Yes/No ii. Whether to be reported in Digest/Journal [β¦]
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