Here is another instance of action-happy, but brain-deficient Indian police whose policy on any rape complaint by a woman seems to be to lodge FIR, arrest the man accused, and then think of what to do about investigation and putting charges. When lawmakers have made laws like PWDVA (protection of women against domestic violence act), which clearly recognize the occurrence of live-in relationships, and provide reliefs for woman in a live-in relationship; it is clear that a rape charge by a woman in a live-in relationship is nothing but abuse of laws. Indian Supreme Court has recently said that live-in relationships are not illegal. But it surely seems being a man in live-in relationship is clearly illegal, or such man is just waiting for his time to get branded a criminal. … [Read more...] about Brain-deficient police treats live-in relationship as rape!
Wife prefers to level dowry harassment charge than attempt to murder!
How do we know a false /cooked dowry harassment story from a true one? Well, here is one for you. It would have been enough if the wife left things at all the stories about ill-treatment, mental cruelty blah blah, but she could not stop at that, could she? So she added the story that husband tried to smother her with a pillow. And you are complaining only about pimples and dowry harassment to Deccan Herald! Just admit that so far you are unsuccessful at extorting any money, and going to newspaper is the final trump card you think you have. It won’t work! http://www.deccanherald.com/content/71620/software-engineer-jail-torturing-wife.html A City-based engineer, distraught with his wife’s pimples, allegedly tortured her and landed in jail along with his mother, while his father … [Read more...] about Wife prefers to level dowry harassment charge than attempt to murder!
Innocence is a matter of trial – which will not finish in your lifetime!
http://www.indiankanoon.org/doc/1440610/ //////////// IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.574 OF 2010 [arising out of SLP(Crl.)No.3562 of 2009] K. NEELAVENI ..... APPELLANT VERSUS STATE REP. BY INSP. OF POLICE & ORS. .....RESPONDENTS J U D G M E N T HON. C.K. PRASAD, J. Leave granted. 1. The appellant-wife aggrieved by the order dated 29th September, 2008 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Madras in Criminal O.P. No. 23473 of 2008, whereby it had quashed the charge sheet under Sections 406 and 494 of the Indian Penal Code, has preferred this appeal seeking special leave to appeal. 2. Shorn of unnecessary details, the facts giving rise to the present appeal are that the appellant-wife K. … [Read more...] about Innocence is a matter of trial – which will not finish in your lifetime!
Newspaper report is not evidence unless corroborated
R.S.A. No. 1947 of 2006 1 IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH R.S.A. No. 1947 of 2006 (O&M) Date of Decision : 30.5.2009 Niranjan Singh .......... Appellant Versus Smt. Kulwant Kaur & others. ...... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD K. SHARMA Present : Mr. D.S. Pheruman, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. Arun Abrol, Advocate for respondents No. 1 to 3. **** VINOD K. SHARMA, J. (ORAL) This regular second appeal is directed against the judgment and decree dated 16.11.2004, passed by the learned lower appellate Court vide which suit filed by the plaintiff / appellant seeking damages on the ground of defamation stands dismissed. The plaintiff / appellant brought a suit for recovery of a sum of Rs. 50,000/- as damages on the plea that a news item … [Read more...] about Newspaper report is not evidence unless corroborated
SC Judgment: Proving cruelty must for conviction under IPC 304-B
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/70500/sc-prove-cruelty-dowry-death.html New Delhi,May 19, pti: The Supreme Court has held that husband or other family members can be convicted for dowry death only if it is proved that the wife was subjected to cruelty or harassment in pursuit of the demand and not on mere presumption. The apex court said Section 304-B (dowry death) can be invoked against the accused only if there is material evidence to support the allegation and not on mere presumption that the victim died within seven years of marriage. Under Section 304-B read with Section 113-B of the Indian Evidence Act, a husband and his family members can be prosecuted for causing dowry death of the woman if the same occurs within seven years of the marriage. “In order to hold an … [Read more...] about SC Judgment: Proving cruelty must for conviction under IPC 304-B
Attraction to brother-in-law is cruelty and ground for divorce
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_attraction-to-brother-in-law-is-cruelty-bombay-high-court_1380780 Mumbai: Not allowing the husband to consummate the marriage and showing “improper interest” towards the brother-in-law amounts to cruelty and is a legitimate ground for divorce, stated a ruling passed by the Bombay high court this week The high court dissolved the seven-year-old marriage of a Pune-based businessman by granting him a decree of divorce. The couple, who had tied the knot in November, 2002, had stayed together for only six months. The husband, in his appeal, had stated that during their honeymoon in Goa, his wife had revealed to him that she was in love with someone else and had been forced to marry. The husband also alleged that the wife did not allow him to … [Read more...] about Attraction to brother-in-law is cruelty and ground for divorce