Neelu Chopra & Anr vs Bharti on 7 October, 2009 SC Crl. Appeal No. 949 of 2003
In order to lodge a proper compliant, mere mention of the sections and the language of those sections is not be all and end of the matter. What is required…
Lawrence Vs State of Kerala on 21 June 2002 HC of Kerala Cri LJ 3458 (Ker.)
The allegation that there was demand for more dowry is not supported by any reliable evidence. As already mentioned, as far as the version of assault and hospitalization are concerned,…
Shobhnaben Chelshankar Shukla vs. Shekhar Sharad Prabhakar Vyas on 02 Dec 2010 HC of Gujarat
`“No independent witnesses were examined. Not a single neighbor was examined to prove that cruelty has been caused by respondent.” 21.-Shobhnaben-Chelshankar-Shukla-vs.-Shekhar-Sharad-Prabhakar-Vyas-in-the-High-Court-of-Gujarat-on-16Nov2010-1Download
Sushil Kumar Sharma Versus Union of India in Supreme Court 19 July, 2005 SC Writ Petition Civ. 141 of 2005
“Misuse of 498A is Legal Terrorism. Merely because the provision is constitutional and intra vires, does not give a licence to unscrupulous persons to wreck personal vendetta or unleash harassment”
Sukhamay Mondal and ors vs the state of West Bengal on 6 August 2018 HC of Calcutta (Appellete side ) C.r.r 2900 of 2016
"239. When accused shall be discharged.---- If, upon considering the police report and the documents sent with it under section 173 and making such examination, if any, of the accused…
Narayan Ganesh Dastane vs Sucheta Narayan Dastane on 19 March, 1975 SC
“The cruelty must be of such a character as to cause `danger’ to life, limb or health or as to give rise to a reasonable apprehension of such a danger.…
Girdhar Shankar Tawade v. State of Maharashtra, AIR 2002 SC 2078 SC Crl. Appeal No. 463 of 1996
Supreme Court of India held that “cruelty” has to be understood having a specific statutory meaning provided in Section 498A I.P.C and there should be a case of continuous state…
Manju Ram Kalita vs State Of Assam on 29 May, 2009 SC Crl. Appeal No. 299/2003
“Cruelty” for the purpose of Section 498-A I.P.C. is to be established in the context of section 498-A IPC as it may be a different from other statutory provisions. It…
State Of Himachal Pradesh vs Nikku Ram And Ors on 30 August, 1995 SC Appeal (crl.) 984 of 1995
While interpreting the provisions of Section 304-B, 498-A, 306 and 324, IPC in the decision reported the Supreme Court observed that harassment to constitute cruelty under explanation (b) to Section…
Savitri Devi vs Ramesh Chand And Ors. on 19 May, 2003 HC of Delhi
"Taunting is not Cruelty" PARA19. Only allegation against the respondents is that they did not like the clothes brought by the petitioner as customary gifts for relatives of the husband.…