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Section 304-B IPC – Ingredients of
Section 304-B IPC was incorporated in the Penal Code by the Dowry Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1986. The object of the amendment was to curb dowry death. Section 304-B does not categorise death, it…
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Denial of Motherhood – Amounts to Cruelty
It is well-acknowledged that what constitutes ‘Cruelty’, in a marriage is almost impossible to define. Hon’ble Supreme Court, has in a number of decisions held that ‘cruelty’ in a marriage is to be determined in…
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Divorce On the Ground of – Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage
In R. Srinivas Kumar v. R. Shametha, 2020 (138) ALR 265, divorce was granted on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage, after examining various judicial pronouncements. It has been noted that such…
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Acquittal of Husband under Section 498-A IPC
It is true that it is open for anyone to file complaint or lodge prosecution for redressal of his or her grievances and lodge a first information report for an offence also and…
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Divorce – on the Ground of Cruelty
Since the cruelty has not been defined in the Hindu Marriage Act, it is difficult to define precisely as to what exactly cruelty means under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act. Cruelty…