Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 24 -- Maintenance pendente lite - Wife is living with her widowed mother after being forcibly evicted from her matrimonial house - No evidence on record to show that wife was ever employed or at present she has any job in her hand - Husband is earning Rs.58,000/- pm - Even, if husband were to lose job, even then he is legally duty bound to..........
Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 4 -- Demand of dowry - Voluntary presents given at or before or after marriage to bride or bridegroom, as the case may be of a traditional nature which are given not as a consideration for marriage but out of love, affection etc. would not fall under expression `dowry' made punishable under the Act...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Allegation of cruelty and unnatural death of deceased was made by complainant only after death of deceased - No evidence on record that accused demanded dowry as a consequence of marriage - Even, complainant stated in FIR that he voluntary gave bridal presents according to his capacity - Moreover, there..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia) -- Divorce - Cruelty - Mental cruelty and physical cruelty - Distinction - Explained...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia) -- Divorce - Mental cruelty - If a spouse is repeatedly abused, treated harshly and told that he/she is good for nothing then that amounts to mental cruelty...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia) -- Divorce - Mental cruelty - Imputing infidelity to a spouse particularly in Indian social context, would definitely amount to treating that spouse with mental cruelty...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia) -- Divorce - Mental cruelty - False police complaint lodged by a spouse against the other spouse is definitely a manifestation of mental cruelty...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia) -- Divorce - Mental cruelty - Petition by husband - Wife made serious untrue allegations against husband which shows that love, affection and trust on basis of which a matrimonial relationship builds and survives has reduced to point of naught - Parties have been living separately since 2010 - Feelings of animosity and acrimony..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 389, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, 417 -- Suspension of sentence during pendency of appeal - Rape - False promise of marriage - Prosecutrix gave her consent to have sexual intercourse with accused - She had knowledge that accused had his wife, but separated - Prima facie nothing has been shown to Court to substantiate plea of..........
Protection to life and liberty -- Muslim marriage - Petitioners claims to be married as per Muslim Rights and customs - Petitioner no.2 claims to have legitimately remarried after divorcing his first wife - However, first wife of petitioner no.2 joins proceedings and strongly controverts his averments and stated that he divorced her by pronouncing Triple talaak which is..........
