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Gujarat High Court Dismisses Revision Against Acquittal in Dowry Death Case — No Evidence of Cruelty or Abetment to Suicide. Presumption under Section 113B of Evidence Act not attracted as prosecution failed to prove demand of dowry soon before death.

The applicant, Jesabhai Dosabhai Bhatu, the father of the deceased Nathiben alias Nitaben, filed a criminal revision application before the Gujarat Hi...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Husband's Appeal for Divorce Under Article 4(8) of Law of Divorce — De Facto Separation Must Be 'Freely Consented' by Both Spouses. Husband's Adultery and Abandonment of Wife Precluded Finding of Free Consent Despite 25 Years of Separation.

The appellant-husband filed a Matrimonial Petition under Article 4(4), (5) and (8) of the Law of Divorce (Divorce Act of 1910) seeking divorce on grou...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Abetment to Suicide. Conviction under Sections 306 and 498A IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove cruelty or instigation leading to suicide.

The case involves an appeal against the conviction of three appellants (husband, father-in-law, and mother-in-law of the deceased) under Sections 306 ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction Under Sections 498A and 306 IPC for Cruelty and Abetment of Suicide. Evidence of Continuous Harassment and Proximate Act of Abuse Led to Presumption Under Section 113A Evidence Act, Resulting in Conviction.

This criminal appeal arose from the judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge, Nanded, convicting the appellant-husband under Sections 498A and 306 of...

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Bombay High Court Allows Second Appeal in Matrimonial Dispute — Sets Aside Lower Appellate Court's Decree for Non-Compliance with Order 41 Rule 31 CPC. Failure to Frame Points for Determination and Provide Reasons Renders Judgment Illegal and Unsustainable.

This Second Appeal arises from a matrimonial dispute between Sunil Ramnath Argade (appellant) and Latabai Sunil Argade (respondent). The appellant cha...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Demand for Dowry and Inconsistencies in Prosecution Case. Conviction under Sections 304-B, 498-A IPC and Sections 3, 4, 6 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 set aside as prosecution failed to prove dowry demand soon before death.

The case pertains to the death of Shaheen, who was married to Abdul Aziz (accused No. 2) on 12th April 1996. After marriage, she resided with her husb...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Daughter-in-Law's Appeal Against Eviction Decree in Property Dispute. Court Holds That Daughter-in-Law Has No Independent Right to Reside in Father-in-Law's Self-Acquired Property After Husband's Death, Upholding Trial Court's Decree for Mandatory Injunction.

The appellant, Jagruti K. Thakar, was the original defendant No.1 in a suit filed by her father-in-law, Dhanubhai Thakar (respondent No.1), seeking a ...