Important court decisions for 498A, maintenance, domestic violence, custody, divorce and related legal strategy.
RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT JUSTICE Pradeep Nandrajog, CJ & Vinit Kumar Mathur Jyotsana Vs. Ravi Khatwal On 12 March 2018 Law Point: Appellant-wife has not proved reasonable cause to withdraw from consortium for reason the only ground pleaded by her to withdraw from consortium was dowry harassment i.e. 498A which she could not prove — No […]
Court: JAMMU AND KASHMIR HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE Sanjay Kumar Gupta Narinder Singh Saini Vs. State & Ors. On 24 May 2018 Law Point: Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Sections 5, 6A — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 498A, 109, 406 — Quashing of FIR — Cruelty — Abetment — Criminal breach of […]
Court: Chhattisgarh High Court Bench: JUSTICE Prashant Kumar Mishra, J. & Arvind Singh Chandel Prabir Kumar Das Vs. Papiya Das On 29 January 2018 Law Point: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ia) — Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 — Section 9 — Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 41 Rule 27 — Cruelty — […]
Patna High Court JUSTICE Aditya Kumar Trivedi Triloki Rai & Anr. Vs. State Of Bihar On 18 December 2017 Law Point: Section 304B — Dowry Death — Death of deceased by sustaining burn injuries within 7 years of marriage — Absence of conclusive evidence of demand of dowry as well as torture soon before death […]
Calcutta High Court JUSTICE Surya Kumar Tiwari Kumar Sankar Chakraborty Vs. Juthika Chakraborty On 6 February 1996 Law Point: Allegations of ill-treatment and neglect — Not substantiated — Wife not residing with her husband of her own accord — Maintenance granted to respondent by Magistrate — Not justified — Set aside. JUDGEMENT This petition has […]
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