Evidence Act, 1872, Section 113B -- Abetment of suicide - Presumption - Deceased wife committing suicide after seven years of her marriage with accused - Presumption u/s 113-B of the Act not raised...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 24A -- Limitation - Insurance claim - Cause of action had accrued to the complainant firstly on 23.01.1990 when his wife (Life Assured) had died and thereafter on 30.09.2003 when an amount of Rs.20,000/- was paid to the complainant by OP - The complaint filed on 13.03.2007 i.e. after a period of more than 4 years from the date of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Offence u/s 498-A IPC and Ss.3, 4 Dowry Prohibition Act - Jurisdiction - Telephone threats received by wife while she was living with her parents - Accused husband and mother-in-law did not visit wife at her parental house - Plea that telephone..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 3, 106, 27 -- Murder - Plea of private defence - Accused committed murder of deceased/wife and child upon allegations of infatuated relationship with a girl - Failure of prosecution in establishing said relationship of accused - FIR lodged by informant was ante-timed and for almost one month informant did..........
Orissa (State) Commission for women Act, 1993, Section 3, 10, Special Marriage Act, 1954, Section 13, 25 -- DNA Test - Petition under Marriage Act for nullity of marriage filed by husband on ground that marriage has not been consummated - Wife filed complaint before Orissa State Women Commission, alleging maltreatment by husband and claimed maintenance being pregnant -..........
Guardians and Wards Act, 1890, Section 25 -- Custody of child - Both husband and wife Indian citizens but living abroad - Marriage dissolved by pronouncement of authority in Dubai - In petition for custody of child, settlement arrived at under which High Court issued directions to the appellant to facilitate respondents visitation to the child - Held, High Court overlooked..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance - Wife living separately from her husband and son - Wife 63 years old - Wife filed petition for maintenance and both husband and son directed to pay Rs 2, 500/- each as interim maintenance - Held, keeping in view the high prices in these days, interim maintenance was not on the higher side - Moreover both the..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 9 -- Petition for restitution of conjugal rights by husband - Wife refused to stay with husband as husband made allegations that she was having extra martial relations - Held, wife had valid and reasonable excuse for withdrawing from the society of husband - Petition right dismissed...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 300, 392 -- Robbery and murder - Accused allegedly committed robbery and murder of deceased and his wife - One of the accused working as domestic servant with the deceased when incident took place - No forced entry in house during night of incident - Brief case lying inside premises of co-accused opened with keys recovered from the accused..........
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 12 -- Wife lived with husband in USA for 7-1/2 years - Husband obtained decree of divorce from superior court of New Jersey - Wife filed complaint in the court at Delhi under Domestic Violence Act - Besides husband, father-in-law, mother-in-law and brother-in-law also arrayed as respondents - Both the courts..........
