Important court decisions for 498A, maintenance, domestic violence, custody, divorce and related legal strategy.
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE Badar Durrez Ahmed Bhupinder Singh Vs. Delhi Commission For Women & Ors. On 1 February 2007 Law Point: No power granted to Commission to pass orders and/or directions for maintenance. These powers vested in Courts, both Criminal and Civil β Rights and obligations in respect of maintenance pertaining to Hindus to [β¦]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE M.L. Malik Indu Bai Vs. Koutik On 2 April 1981 Law Point: Threat by Wife to commit suicide and nagging tendencies can tantamount to causing mental cruelty to the Husband. JUDGEMENT Respondent Koutik filed a petition for divorce against the appellant-wife in the Court of Additional District Judge, Burhanpur, on [β¦]
Court: Rajasthan High Court Bench: JUSTICE M.A.A. Khan Radhey Shyam & Ors. Vs. Meera Devi & Anr. On 11 December 1996 Law Point: Karta of H.U.F. may be under statutory obligation to maintain disqualified member of H.U.F. and his wife and minor children. But summary proceedings contemplated in Section 125, Cr.P.C cannot be invoked against Karta. JUDGEMENT [β¦]
Court: Himachal Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE Sandeep Sharma Indu Bala Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh On 22 May 2018 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 β Sections 498A, 304B, 34 β Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 β Section 4 βCriminal Procedure Code, 1973 β Section 438 β Cruelty β Dowry Death β Common Intention β Anticipatory Bail [β¦]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE VINOD YADAV State Vs. Gaurav Jain On 18 February 2015 Law Point: False implication of the accused. prosecution has failed to prove the charges framed against the accused in the matter beyond reasonable doubt. The accused Gaurav Jain accordingly stands acquitted in the matter. JUDGEMENT BRIEF FACTS OF THE CASE: The [β¦]
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