, Section 12, 18, 19, 20 - - Exparte order of maintenance - In favour of wife and physically challenged daughter against father-i, law and brothers of deceased husband - Appeal against - Maintenance application to be decided afresh on the condition of deposit of arrears of maintenance alongwith interest which are to be kept in a fixed deposit and the application be decided..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Husband issued cheque from a joint account of husband and wife - Wife not drawer of cheque - Process issued against wife quashed...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance - Muslim woman - Divorce not a ground of refusing maintenance u/s 125 Cr.P.C. - Even a divorced Muslim woman is entitled to claim maintenance from her divorced husband, as long as she does not remarry - Income of husband Rs.Two lacs p.m. - Maintenance of Rs.10,000/- to wife and Rs.5,000/- each to minor children,..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 304(Part I) -- Nature of offence - Sudden quarrel between husband and wife - Wife herself sprinkled kerosene oil on her - Accused lit the match stick - When wife caught fire husband tried to extinguish fire and took her to hospital - Accused was not having any intention to commit murder - Conviction altered from S.302 IPC to S.304(Part..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance - Wife is entitled to the same standard of living as she would have while residing with her husband...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 24 -- Maintenance pendente life - Wife and minor daughter - Allowed maintenance of Rs.5000/- each - Husband already paying maintenance of Rs.1500/- each u/s 125 Cr.P.C. - Husband after adjusting the amount paid u/s 125 Cr.P.C. thus to pay Rs.3500/- each to wife and daughter...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 304B, 306 -- Giving one or two slaps to wife by husband - What effect it will have on a woman depends on facts and circumstances of each case...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia), 23(1)(b) -- Divorce - Cruelty by wife - Condonation - Child born after two months of filing of divorce petition - No instances of cruelty subsequent to the birth of child or in any case after wife conceived - Held, wife though guilty of cruelty but husband condoned it - Petition for grant of divorce, dismissed...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 12(1)(c) -- Annulment of marriage - Petition by husband - Consent alleged to be obtained by fraud - Wife alleged to be suffering from lack of movement of hip joint as a result of which she cannot sit on her legs, she cannot work while sitting and cannot stand up from the siting position and cannot perform day to day work - Considering the..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Husband not happy with his married life and had frequent quarrels with wife - Husband poured kerosene oil on the deceased and set her on fire - Husband tried to extinguish fire - Husband also sustained some injuries - Not a ground for exonerating his guilt...........
