Important court decisions for 498A, maintenance, domestic violence, custody, divorce and related legal strategy.
Court: Jammu & Kashmir High Court Bench: JUSTICE Sanjay Kumar Gupta Shahid Ahmed Wani Vs. Rubina Akhter On 22 September 2017 Law Point: Jammu and Kashmir Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2010 — Sections 12, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24 — Shared Household — Domestic Violence — Interim and ex parte orders […]
Gauhati High Court JUSTICE Rumi Kumari Phukan Lakhan Deka & Anr. Vs. State Of Assam On 11 July 2017 Law Point: Sections 498A, 34 – Independent witnesses have not supported prosecution case — No complaint/FIR made at relevant point of time regarding torture — Prosecution not able to prove cruelty as embodied under Section 498A, […]
Court: Madras High Court Bench: JUSTICE Pushpa Sathyanarayana K.S. Vimleswaran Vs. C.P.S. Charumathi On 21 February 2017 Law Point: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Sections 13(1)(ia), (ib) — Cruelty — Desertion — Restitution of conjugal rights — Petition filed as counter blast by wife subsequent to filing of divorce petition by petitioner-husband — Least intention […]
Court: Madras High Court Bench: JUSTICE M. Jaichandren, J. & T. Mathivanan Suguna Vs. Kubendiran On 20 January 2017 Law Point: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Sections 13(1)(ia), 9, 13(1)(ib) — Cruelty — Restitution of Conjugal Rights — Desertion — Appellant-wife alleged to have made repeated threat to commit suicide by pouring kerosene on her […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE G.S. Ahluwalia Radha & Ors. Vs. State Of M.P. & Ors. On 12 January 2017 Law Point: Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 498A, 406, 506-II — Quashing of order taking cognizance — Cruelty — Criminal breach of trust — […]
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