Important court decisions for 498A, maintenance, domestic violence, custody, divorce and related legal strategy.
Court: Andhra Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE K.C. Bhanu Bomma Ilaiah Vs. State Of A.P. On 9 January 2003 Law Point: Section 498-A, Explanation Clauses (a) and (b) — Cruelty : Meaning of cruelty under Clauses (a) and (b) of Explanation to Section 498-A, I.P.C. : Evidence on record does not disclose there was cruelty […]
Court: High Court Of Bombay Bench: JUSTICE V.S. Sirpurkar Deokabai vs. Namdeo and Ors. On 22 July 1994 Law Point: Acquittal – Sections 34, 107, 494, 498A and 498B of Indian Penal Code – Case regarding cruel treatment vague and general in nature – evidence of witnesses contradictory – held, revision application liable to be […]
Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICE S.B. Sinha & P.P. Naolekar T. Aruntperunjothi Vs. State Through S.h.o., Pondicherry On 5 March 2006 Law Point: Family members of deceased did not make any complaint themselves rather investigation commenced by FIR lodged by appellant — No reason to disbelieve defence version that cause of death was […]
Court: Allahabad High Court Bench: JUSTICES M. Katju & R.S. Tripathi Vimla Devi Vs. Ram Babu On 6 April 2004 Law Point: Cruelty: What amounts to : False, scandalous, malicious, baseless and unproved allegations made by one spouse amounts to cruelty : Cruelty may consist of single act or series of acts. JUDGEMENT Heard learned […]
Court: High Court Of Bombay Bench: High Court Of Bombay Sharadchandra Chandrashekhar Satbhai Vs. Indubai Sharad Satbhai On 25 August 1977 Law Point: The fact that a decree for judicial separation has been passed in favour of the husband on the ground of desertion means that the wife is guilty of refusing to live with […]
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