Important court decisions for 498A, maintenance, domestic violence, custody, divorce and related legal strategy.
Court: Madras High Court Bench: JUSTICES P. Shanmugam & A. Subbulakshmy Sarada Vs V. Satyamurthi On 4 December 2000 Law Point: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 β Section 13(1)(ib) β Desertion : Appreciation of Evidence : No Intention On Part of Husband To Desert Wife and Family : Allegation Not True β Petitioner-wife living with her [β¦]
Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICES Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya & Kurian Joseph Panchanand Mandal @ Pachan Mandal & Anr Vs State Of Jharkhand On 4 October 2013 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 β Sections 304B, 34 β Evidence Act, 1872 β Section 32 β Dowry Death β Common Intention β Dying declaration β [β¦]
Court: Uttarakhand High Court Bench: JUSTICES Rajiv Sharma, J. & Alok Singh Indu Kukreja Vs Deepak Kukreja On 13 April 2018 Law Point: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 β Section 13(1)(ia) β Mental Cruelty β Appellant-wife indulged in character assassination of respondent-husband in presence of PWs β They are independent witnesses β One of the witnesses [β¦]
Court:Andhra Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICES B.S.A. Swamy & Dr. G. Yethirajulu Saritha Vs R. Ramachandra On 9 July 2002 Law Point: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 β Section 13 β Divorce : Wife alleged she was not Treated Properly by her Mother-in-law during her Stay at House of her In-laws at New Delhi : She [β¦]
Court:Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICES Markandeya Katju & T.S. Thakur D. Velusamy Vs D. Patchaiammal On 21 October 2010 Law Point: Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 β Section 125 β Maintenance β Divorced wife is treated as a wife for purpose of Section 125, Cr.P.C. but if a person has not even been married obviously [β¦]
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