Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- (Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, S.144) - Maintenance to parents-in-law - Daughter-in-law is not liable to pay maintenance to parents-in-law, as she is not included within ambit of S.125 Cr.P.C. (S.144 BNSS) - Maintenance under provision can be claimed only by persons falling within categories specifically enumerated therein..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ib) -- Divorce - Desertion - Petition by husband - Ground of desertion, separation not available as period of desertion, separation is less than two years - More so, it is the husband who is at fault for not allowing to restitute his marriage with wife, rather left his wife and daughter dependent on his parents-in-law - Ground of..........
Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, Section 19, 22 -- Maintenance to widowed daughter-in-law - Father-in-law is obliged to maintain his widowed daughter-in-law, irrespective of fact when she became a widow whether prior or after his death...........
Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, Section 19, 22 -- Maintenance to widowed daughter-in-law - S.19 of the Act contemplates for maintenance of daughter-in-law during lifetime of father-in-law - Whereas, S.22 of the Act contemplates "maintenance of dependants" including "widowed daughter-in-law" from the estate of her father-in-law meaning thereby that a claim u/s 22..........
Maintenance and welfare of Parent and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, Section 23 -- Eviction of daughter-in-law - District Magistrate has not undertaken a proper examination of issues germane to matter i.e ownership of house in question, existence of a shared household and dependency of senior citizen - Eviction order set aside - Matter remanded for a fresh adjudication in..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 304B, 498A, 201 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Allegation against father-in-law - Conviction upheld for following reasons: (i) unnatural death of deceased which was not accidental but homicidal as established from medical evidence; (ii) death occurred inside the house occupied by accused which was under his control; (iii) FIR..........
Hindu Law -- Joint Family Property - Alienation by Karta - Karta sold the suit property to defendant No.5 to meet expenses of marriage of daughter i.e due to legal necessity - Money receipts for sale consideration were signed by two of coparceners, as well as wife of Karta and daughter, whose marriage expenses are stated to be reason for sale - These circumstances..........
Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, Section 19, 21(vii) -- Maintenance to widowed daughter-in-law - Widowed daughter-in-law is entitled to claim maintenance from coparcenary property which would subsequently form part of estate after death of father-in-law...........
Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 17 -- Right of residence - Shared household - Widowed daughter-in-law is not entitled to claim right of residence for two reasons i.e. it is upon her own volition that she stopped residing at suit property for past 13 years and secondly, right of residence provided under S.17(1) of the Act, stood curtailed as..........
Suit for possession -- Self acquired property of mother-in-law - Right of daughter-in-law - Plaintiff/mother-in-law is absolute owner of suit property which was purchased by her vide Sale Deed - Suit property is self acquired property of plaintiff - Defendant/daughter-in-law not denied that house in dispute is in the name of plaintiff - However, she submitted that said..........
