Rights of Residence to Daughter in Law

Domestic Violence – Shared Household – daughter-in-law has right to reside in the accommodation until her rights are finally decided by the Civil Court. A. Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 12 – Shared Household – After marriage wife as a bride had stepped into the house and cohabited and lived together with the husband till he managed to flee a broad – Severed aRead More…

Divorce on Cruelty: Delhi High Court

DELHI HIGH COURT C DIVISION BENCH 1: Read Judgement Read Full JudgementDownload MS v/s SD D/d 23/04/2019 # MAT. APP (F.C.) 213 of
2017 Hindu Marriage
Rules, 1979, Rule 7 – Cruelty -Allegations of — Appellant has failed to provide
necessary particulars, i.e., specific incidents, dates or particulars of
cruelty, harshness or unusual temperament – Mere sweeping allegations are made
in thRead More…

Complaints under Section 498A where can Be Filed

498A Complaints Can Be Filed At A Place Where A Woman Driven Out Of Matrimonial Home Takes Shelter  Rupali Devi vs. State of UP In this case, three Judge bench comprising CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul considered the following question: “Whether in a case where cruelty had been committed in a matrimonial home by the husband or the relatives ofRead More…

Abatement & Cruelty- 306 and 498A of IPC

DELHI HIGH COURTKaushal Kishore v/s State D/d 28/05/2019 # Crl. Rev. Pet. 129/2018 Indian Penal Code, 1860, Sections 498A and 306 -Framing of charge – Consideration of – Ingredients of both the Sections are different — It cannot be held that because petitioner has been discharged of an offence under Section 306, IPC, it would automatically lead to a discharge of the offence under Section 498A, Read More…

Second wife can avail of DV Act benefits: Court

The Second wife can avail of DV Act benefits: Court
Merely because a woman is not legally entitled to be in the wedlock with a man who is already married does not mean she cannot avail of benefits of the domestic violence law, the Bombay high court has ruled. Justice Bharati Dangre recently upheld orders of subordinate courts restraining the stepsons of a woman from evicting her from the housRead More…

CrPC-498a: Supreme Court Reversed it own judgment

22nd Sept., 2018 सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने अपने ही एक फैसले को पलटते हुए दहेज उत्पीड़न रोकने के लिए बनी भारतीय दंड संहिता की धारा 498 ए के तहत सीधे गिरफ्तारी का अधिकार फिर पुलRead More…