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Showing posts with label Dowry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dowry. Show all posts
Wednesday, 25 June 2025

Supreme Court Acquits Husband in Dowry Death Case: Holds Prosecution Failed to Prove Cruelty or Harassment “Soon Before Death,” Presumption Under Section 113-B Evidence Act Not Applicable Due to Contradictory Testimonies

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In the cross-examination, PW-7 stated that police had recorded his statements on 3rd April 1998 and 7th April 1998, which were marked as exh...
Monday, 18 December 2023

Whether Daughter will Lose Right In Joint Family Property if Dowry Was Paid At Her Marriage?

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 The evidence on record shows that the joint family property was purported to be exclusively usurped by the brothers to exclude the sisters....
Sunday, 24 September 2023

Important Provisions of Dowry Prohibition Act 1961

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  2. Definition of “dowry” .—In this Act, “dowry” means any property or valuable security given or agreed to be given either directly or ind...
Friday, 14 April 2023

Can brothers exclude their sisters from joint family property on the ground that dowry was paid at the time of their sisters' marriage?

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The evidence on record shows that the joint family property was purported to be exclusively usurped by the brothers to exclude the sisters. ...
Monday, 23 May 2022

Can the daughter claim partition of joint family property without bringing property given to her towards dowry in hotchpotch?

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  Such being the case, I am of the considered opinion that a beneficiary of Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act cannot claim a benefit by ...
Tuesday, 1 March 2022

Whether demand of money for construction of a house can be treated as a demand for dowry?

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 In the light of the above provision that defines the word “dowry” and takes in its ambit any kind of property or valuable security, in our...
Tuesday, 30 November 2021

Can allegations of demand of dowry and alcohol consumption made by wife amount to ‘cruelty’?

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  The allegations made by the respondent wife with regard to the petitioner demanding dowry and indulging in alcohol consumption, in our vie...
Monday, 23 November 2020

Whether there is the limitation for claiming property by wife entrusted to husband?

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 The question involved in the above reference is that, when there is a change in circumstances between the spouses, especially when there is...
Friday, 24 April 2020

What is difference between stridhan and dowry?

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  Although ‘Stridhan’ and ‘Dowry’ are entirely different, they are generally misconceived to mean the same. Under Indian law, dowry me...
Thursday, 19 December 2019

Supreme Court: Seeking Financial Assistance Can Constitute Demand For Dowry

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 Mr. Raval relied on decision of this Court in the case of Appasaheb & Anr. vs. State of Maharashtra (2007) 9 SCC 721, in this judgm...
Saturday, 17 August 2019

Leading Judgment on dowry death

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 In this connection we may refer to the judgment of this Court in Kans Raj v. State of Punjab [MANU/SC/0296/2000 : (2000) 5 SCC 207: 2000...
Tuesday, 5 March 2019

Whether a person can be added as an accused U/S 319 of CRPC for any offence?

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Under Section 319 Cr.P.C., a person can be added as an accused invoking the provisions not only for the same offence for which the accuse...
Friday, 1 March 2019

Whether civil suit is maintainable for recovery of dowry and gold ornaments?

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The IV Additional District Court, Kadapa, dismissed the petition in I.A. No. 606/2017  relying on Smt. G. Renuka's case MANU/AP/0021/1...
Sunday, 25 November 2018

Whether claim of wife for return of gifts items can be rejected if she has failed to produce bills of those items?

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Third issue was whether appellant is entitled for items mentioned in the list. Appellant in her statement has categorically mentioned th...
Friday, 25 May 2018

Short notes on Dowry Death And S 498A of IPC

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In 1986, a new section,S 304B was inserted into IPC to provide for stringent punishment in respect of dowry death. Ingredients of S ...
Thursday, 24 May 2018

Whether demand of property in connection with marriage amounts to dowry demand?

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Learned counsel for the appellants heavily relied upon the following observations made by this Court in the case of Appasaheb1: A dema...
Friday, 29 December 2017

Whether offence U/S 498A of IPC is made out even if there is no dowry demand?

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 In Gurnaib Singh v. State of Punjab MANU/SC/0576/2013 : (2013) 7 SCC 108, while dwelling upon the concept of 'cruelty' enshrine...
Thursday, 4 May 2017

How to ascertain jurisdiction of court in case of misappropriation of streedhan property?

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When the legislature in its wisdom has given such a right by amending Section 181 (4) of the Code in the year 1978 the judicial auth...
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Saturday, 11 February 2017

Whether offence of dowry death is made out if offence U/S 498A of IPC is not made out?

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The last ingredient is based upon the commission of offence under Section 498A IPC and while committing the offence under Section 498A I...
Saturday, 31 December 2016

Whether cruelty as per S 498A of IPC can be inferred if wife commits suicide?

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Considering   evidence   of   material   witnesses   namely   PW­1 Ashish and PW­4 Dr. Yadavrao on the point of cruelty provided by accu...