Important court decisions for 498A, maintenance, domestic violence, custody, divorce and related legal strategy.
Court: Allahabad High Court Bench: JUSTICE Rekha Dikshit Awadhesh Awasthi Vs. State Of U.P. On 19 February 2018 Law Point: Sections 304B, 498A β Prosecution could not prove that deceased was ever subjected to cruelty or harassment by accused appellant which resulted in her death β In absence of proof of such ingredients presumption for [β¦]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE Abhay M. Thipsay Umakant Bhaskarao Nawarkhele Vs. Sou. Sneha Umakant Nawarkhele & Ors. On 5 February 2014 Law Point: Section 125 β Maintenance β Ex parte order β Absence of respondent not wilful or deliberate β Family Judge automatically proceeded with matter by simply noting absence of respondent β [β¦]
Court: Calcutta High Court Bench: JUSTICE Debi Prosad Dey Seema Mahato (minor) Vs. Alok Mahato & Anr. On 22.12.2017 Law Point: Section 125 β Maintenance β Paternity of child β DNA test β Opposite party No. 1 has denied his parentage of minor child β It would be difficult on part of minor petitioner to [β¦]
Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICE Jagdish Singh Khehar & S.A. Bobde State Of Karnataka Vs. Dattaraj & Ors. On 15 February 2016 Law Point: Sections 498A, 304B, 34-Allegation is inconsequential with respect to provisions under which accused were charged β High Court was fully justified in acquitting brother, father and mother of respondent-husband [β¦]
Court: Andhra Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE V. Ramasubramanian & N. Balayogi Soma Ramchandram Vs. Soma Anitha & Anr. On 22 June 2017 Law Point: Cruelty β Illicit intimacy β Allegedly first respondent was living in adultery with second respondent β They have a child also β As per DNA Test, appellant-husband has been held [β¦]
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