Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Compromise - Quashing of charge sheet - Applicant and 4 other members of his family were accused of harassing and killing deceased for dowry - Guilt of all accused persons against whom same allegations were made has been established by order of trial Court and all other accused persons have been..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306 -- Abetment of suicide - Mere harassment or cruelty in the remote past cannot ipso facto amount to instigation or abetment to commit suicide unless conduct is proximate to act of suicide...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 9, 13 -- Petition by wife for restitution of conjugal rights and counter claim of divorce by husband - Petition for restitution of conjugal rights dismissed and counter claim decreed - Husband set out a list of incidents of cruelty meted out to him and his cross examination has not brought out any contradiction or improvement from his..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - Quarrels arising out of matrimonial life are domestic quarrels - It cannot be said to be of such a high degree so as to compel deceased to commit suicide - So, an offence u/s 498-A IPC is not made out - Accused acquitted...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306, 498A, 34 -- Abetment of suicide - Cruelty - Every dispute, quarrel or altercation arising from matrimonial life are not criminal offence - It will take colour of Criminal law only when there are no alternatives for wife but to put an end to her life because of harassment...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - Suicide note - Deceased in her death note described in detail about ill treatment meted by appellant soon before her death which squarely attracts S.498-A IPC - Handwriting found on the death note is proved to be that of person who has written admitted handwriting - Prosecution was successful in proving that death note is..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia) -- Divorce - Cruelty - Call detail records of wife - Marriage does not grant husband automatic access to wife's private information, communications and personal belongings - Production of call detail records would lead to violation of wife's right to privacy and right to life and personal liberty - Application rightly rejected...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13 -- Divorce - Petition by wife - Wife stated that husband was incompetent to make physical relations with her - Husband was in habit of taking liquor and threatened wife for killing her on account of which she also lodged a criminal case against husband - Wife also lodged a criminal case for dowry demand against husband - Husband..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia) -- Divorce - Cruelty - Husband has placed sufficient evidence on record to establish sustained cruel pattern of behaviour on the part of wife, where she has used abusive language and misbehaved with husband - Wife addressed husband as impotent person having stinking body and she always used to utter that she found it shameful..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 205, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 323, 406, 504, 506, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Dispensing with personal attendance of accused - Cruelty - Dowry demand - Allegations against husband and his family members - Wife alleged that she was subjected to cruelty in respect of unlawful demand of dowry - There are..........
