Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B -- Dowry death - Extra marital affair of husband/accused or accused being into betting, cannot be a ground for implicating accused u/s 304-B IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B -- Dowry death - For invoking the offence u/s 304-B IPC, not only harassment or cruelty should be soon before death but it should be related to demand of dowry...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 34 -- Bail - Dowry death - Deceased/wife was staying separately from accused/husband from 2021 and had been taking treatment for anxiety and depression - Demand of dowry was not stated to be a stressor or trigger for her said medical issues as shared by her with treating doctor - Moreover,..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia) -- Divorce - Cruelty - Mere filing of FIR is not sufficient to prove allegations of cruelty and dowry harassment without being proved by cogent evidence...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia) -- Divorce - Cruelty - Petition by husband - Unsubstantiated allegations were made by wife by lodging not only criminal case u/s 498-A IPC against husband and his family members on the grounds of dowry demand but also allegations of molestation have been made against bother-in-law, which are acts of cruelty against husband -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Cruelty - Dowry demand - Allegations against mother-in-law and two brother-in-laws - General and omnibus allegations were made against accused persons without any specific details as to how and when they subjected her to harassment to dowry particularly when they lived in different cities -..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia) -- Divorce - Cruelty - Petition by wife - Wife was subjected to dowry demands, harassment and was beaten and tortured on various occasions and was treated like a maid servant in the house - No challenge made to testimony of wife by husband - Testimony of wife corroborated by medical documents - Such conduct of husband necessarily..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - No evidence to prove that husband married for the second time - Wife herself admitted that though she had filed a complaint regarding her husband's alleged second marriage but she has withdrawn it long back - There is thus, no materials on record to prima facie prove that husband has allegedly married again - Mother of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306, 498A -- Abetment of suicide - Cruelty - No marks of injury or previous torture or cruelty soon before death has been found on person of deceased by Doctor who conducted post mortem - Even there is no evidence that deceased was subjected to cruelty for demand of dowry or for any other reason - Accused had not intentionally aided..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 294, 323, 506, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Cruelty - Demand of dowry - Quashing of FIR - Specific overt acts are alleged against all the accused - Investigation is yet to be completed by police - Defence of accused thus, cannot be considered in present petition for quashing..........
