Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 24 -- Maintenance pendente lite - Non payment despite order passed by High Court to pay arrears within a specified time or by a particular date - Court can proceed to initiate contempt proceedings against respondent...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 24 -- Maintenance pendente lite - Non-payment by husband inspite of Court directions - Amounts to `wrong' u/s 23 of the Act, leading to conclusion that husband is taking advantage of his own wrong disentitling him relief of divorce as claimed by him u/s 13 of Hindu Marriage Act...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 24, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 8, Rule 1 -- Divorce petition filed by husband - Filing of written statement before disposal of application filed by wife u/s 24 of Hindu Marriage Act - Wife appeared in the case but written statement not filed for four years - Wife already received litigation expenses as well as costs - Appeal against..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 113B -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Deceased committed suicide by hanging herself on a tree after 3 years of her marriage - However, general allegations levelled by witnesses regarding demand of dowry and cruelty, which is not supported by medical evidence - Allegation of demand of dowry and harassment of..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 15, 28 -- Decree of divorce in favour of husband - Husband remarrying before expiry of limitation to file appeal - While holding that there is no merit in appeal filed by wife, husband burdened with costs of Rs.1,00,000/- payable to wife, on ground of errant conduct of husband. Paras 7 to 9)..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, 498A, 326, 34 -- Attempt to murder - Cruelty - Compliant filed after more than 5 years from alleged occurrence - No explanation by prosecution for such considerable delay - No evidence on record that accused demanded any dowry from victim - Even otherwise, it was the second marriage of prosecutrix with accused and it cannot be presumed..........
Haryana Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 1988, Section 3(1)(b) -- Parole - Grant of - On ground of marriage of petitioner`s brother - Plea that petitioner has availed of benefit of parole for some other reason would not disentitle him to parole on this ground - Parole granted...........
Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 12, 20 -- Maintenance to wife and child - Husband cannot shy away from his statutory obligation of maintaining his legally wedded wife and minor son in absence of denial of existence of marriage and paternity of minor son...........
Punjab Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 1962, Section 3 -- Parole - Grant of - On ground to enable him to solemnize marriage of his nephew whom he had been treating as his son ever since his childhood - Parole granted...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 25, 24 -- Dismissal of divorce petition filed by husband - In case of dismissal of petition of husband under any of the provisions of Ss.9 to 14 of the Act, no alimony or maintenance can be granted to wife...........
