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Supreme Court Allows Husband's Appeal in Divorce Case Under Hindu Marriage Act Due to Established Cruelty. False Criminal Prosecution by Wife Constitutes Mental Cruelty Under Section 13(1)(ia) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Justifying Dissolution of Marriage.

This appeal arose from divorce proceedings initiated by the husband under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The parties were married on Apri...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Husband's Second Appeals in Matrimonial Dispute, Upholds Wife's Right to Maintenance and Conjugal Rights. Acquittal in criminal case does not automatically disentitle wife to civil reliefs under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956.

The appellant husband and respondent wife married on 16 June 2002. Shortly after marriage, the wife alleged she was forced to leave the matrimonial ho...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Cruelty and Abetment. Conviction under Sections 498A and 306 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove demand for money or instigation to commit suicide.

The appellant, Rajendra Balaji Mali, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Nashik, for offences under Section 498A (cruelty by husband) and ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Abetment of Suicide Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Cruelty or Instigation. Conviction under Sections 306 and 498A IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Mens Rea or Direct Connection Between Alleged Acts and Suicide.

The appellants, Sadashiv Govind Nadgire (husband) and Vatsalabai Kisan Nadgire (aunt), were convicted by the Sessions Judge, Solapur, for offences und...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Demand Soon Before Death. Conviction under Section 304B IPC set aside as prosecution failed to establish that the deceased was subjected to cruelty or harassment in connection with dowry demand 'soon before her death'.

The appellant, Dinesh Ganpat Bondre, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Kalyan in Sessions Case No.144 of 2009 for offences under Section...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals in Section 498A Jurisdiction Case — Courts at Wife's Parental Home Have Jurisdiction Even Without Overt Acts of Cruelty There. Continuing Offence and Consequence-Based Jurisdiction Under CrPC Sections 178 and 179 Apply to Section 498A IPC.

The case involves a group of appeals before the Supreme Court of India concerning the jurisdictional issue under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals in Section 498A Jurisdiction Case, Holding That Courts at Wife's Parental Home Have Jurisdiction. The court ruled that cruelty under Section 498A IPC is a continuing offence and its consequences ensue at the parental home, conferring jurisdiction under Section 179 CrPC.

The case involves a group of appeals concerning the jurisdictional issue under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Code of Criminal Pr...