Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 34, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Cruelty - Dowry demand - Quashing of FIR - Allegations against father-in-law and mother-in-law - Omnibus hurling of abuses against accused - No specific overt act is indicated in the complaint qua accused as the entire narration in the complaint is the squabble between husband and wife..........
Custody of child -- Claimed by father - Father is a sailor and he comes on leave only for a few months during the year - Family Court while rejecting the prayer of father for guardianship and permanent custody, has rightly granted contact rights and overnight custody of child for a few days during vacation and as and when father comes on leave - Welfare of child is the..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 506, 34, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Quashing of FIR - Cruelty - Dowry demand - Specific allegations against accused of committing cruelty on account of non-fulfillment of demand of dowry - Even, there are specific allegations that husband of complainant and her..........
Guardians and Wards Act, 1890, Section 7, 9, 25 -- Custody of minor children - Minor children expressed their preference to reside with their father - They were doing well in the pursuit of their education and co-curricular activities whilst residing with father and minor children were well settled and progressing fine - Though preference made by children in itself cannot..........
Custody of child -- Claimed by father - Writ of habeas corpus - Mother of child died - Father gave custody of child to maternal grandmother for taking his care - It is thus, not a case that grandmother had illegally kept the custody of minor child - Compelling a minor child at the tender age of 7 years to withdraw from the custody of his grandparents with whom he has been..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to child - Paternity of child disputed by father - Parties are husband and wife, as suit for declaration of divorce filed by father is dismissed and an appeal is pending, which means that parties are still husband and wife - Child is thus, born during subsistence of marriage - Taking into account the income of..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to child - Paternity of child disputed by father - Parties are husband and wife, as suit for declaration of divorce filed by father is dismissed and an appeal is pending, which means that parties are still husband and wife - Child is thus, born during subsistence of marriage - Taking into account the income of..........
Service -- House rent allowance (HRA) - Government employee cannot claim HRA while sharing rent free accommodation allotted to his father, a retired government servant...........
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 6, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 506 -- Sexual assault - Sole testimony of prosecutrix - Complainant/father of prosecutrix turned hostile - Once the statement of prosecutrix inspires confidence and accepted by Court, conviction can be based upon solitary evidence of prosecutrix and no further corroboration..........
Municipal Council -- Removal from office of President/vice president - Illegal construction - House alleged to have been illegally constructed was actually built by father of appellant - No specific finding that appellant was in any manner associated as a co-owner or had otherwise made any contribution in construction of house - Municipal authorities never took any action..........
