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Kailash S/O Baliram Pawar and ors. Vs. State of Maharashtra

Court : Mumbai

Reported in : 2003BomCR(Cri)1112; 2003(2)MhLj929

..... would in fact be a demand based upon the factum of marriage and would, therefore be 'in connection with the marriage' within the meaning of section 2 of the dowry prohibition act, 1961.15. having said this, i must also place on record that i am alive to the observations of the apex court in the case of satvir singh v. state ..... attracted in any case. this view was taken because as per the explanation to sub-section (1) of section 304-b, the word 'dowry' has the same meaning as in section 2 of the dowry prohibition act, 1961. the learned trial court noted in this connection the judgment of learned single judge of delhi high court in inder sain v. state in ..... not be said to be in connection with the marriage of the parties within the meaning of section 2 of the dowry prohibition act, 1961. it was argued that under the definition of dowry, any property or valuable security was required to be given or agreed to have been given either directly or indirectly, but in the present case the demand .....

Mr Francis Cyril C Cunha Vs. Smt Lydia Jane D Cunha

Court : Karnataka

..... (1), the magistrate may also frame charges under section 498a of the indian penal code (45 of 1860) or any other provision of that code or the dowry prohibition act, 1961 (28 of 1961), as the case may be, if the facts disclose the commission of an offence under those provisions. 11. section 28 of the above ..... has taken place or is likely to take place, pass a protection order in favour of the aggrieved person and prohibit the respondent from (a) committing any act of domestic violence; (b) aiding or abetting in the commission of acts of domestic violence; (c) entering the place of employment of the aggrieved person or, if the person aggrieved is ..... dangerous weapon; (e) an order prohibiting the consumption of alcohol or other drugs; (f) any other order required for protection, safety and adequate relief to the aggrieved person. 14. hon ble high court of rajasthan had an opportunity to discuss the applicability of the provisions of section 31 of the above act in regard to the non- compliance .....

Ajay Kant and ors. Vs. Smt. Alka Sharma

Court : Madhya Pradesh

Reported in : 2008CriLJ264; I(2008)DMC1; 2007(4)MPHT62; 2007(4)MPLJ193

..... charges under sub-section (1), the magistrate may also frame charges under section 498a of the indian penal code or any other provision of that code or the dowry prohibition act, 1961, as the case may be, if the facts disclose the commission of an offence under those provisions.the offence under section 31 of the ..... violence has taken place or is likely to take place, pass a protection order in favour of the aggrieved person and prohibit the respondent from--(a) committing any act of domestic violence;(b) aiding or abetting in the commission of acts of domestic violence;(c) entering the place of employment of the aggrieved person or, if the person aggrieved is a ..... in the definition of respondent under section 2(q) of the act has not been defined anywhere in the act. although it is not provided that the definition of complaint can be considered the same as provided under the cr.pc but at the same time it is also not prohibited. in view of this, the definition of complaint can appropriately .....

Jugal Kishore Prusty Vs. State of Orissa

Court : Orissa

Reported in : II(1992)DMC80

..... dismissed the appeal and confirmedthe order of conviction and sentence passed by the trial court against him.the petitioner was convicted under section 4 of the dowry prohibition act,1961 and sentenced to undergo imprisonment till rising of the court and to paya fine of rs. 5,000/- in default to undergo simple imprisonment for ..... mohanty v. the state of orissa) which was a case under theprevention of corruption act. but the spirit of sanction contained in section 6of the prevention of corruption act is the same as in proviso to section 4 ofthe dowry prohibition act, 1961 before its amendment. this principle appliedby the supreme court as well as by this ..... court squarely apply to the case underthe dowry prohibition act in the matter of sanction.10. in the present case .....

Sakhi Mandalani Vs. State of Bihar and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : 2000(1)ALD(Cri)73; JT1999(8)SC351; 1999(II)OLR(SC)341; (1999)5SCC705

..... the sister-in-law of the deceased manju mandalani, was convicted under sections 304b/34, 498-a i.p.c. and under sections 3 and 4 of the dowry prohibition act, 1961. she was sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment under section 304-b i.p.c.; 3 years ri under section 498-a i.p.c.; and 6 months ..... husband or relative shall be deemed to have caused her death.explanation.-for the purposes of this sub-section, 'dowry' shall have the same meaning as in section 2 of the dowry prohibition act, 1961 (28 of 1961).(2) whoever commits dowry death shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven years but which may extend ..... to imprisonment for life.4. the above section indicates that demand for dowry and harassment for that reason are the essential .....

Reema Aggarwal Vs. Anupam and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR2004SC1418; 2004(1)ALD(Cri)452; (2004)3CALLT16(SC); 2004CriLJ892; I(2004)DMC201SC; JT2004(1)SC177; 2004(2)KLT822(SC); 2004(1)SCALE264; (2004)3SCC199

..... 'dowry', while section 5 is a significant provision making agreement for giving or taking ..... of such property under section 27 of the marriage act. property presented to the husband and wife at or about the time of marriage belongs to them jointly.13. the dowry prohibition act, 1961 (in short the 'dowry act') was introduced to combat the ever-increasing menace of dowry. the avowed object is prohibition on giving and taking of dowry. section 2 defines 'dowry'. section 4 provides the penalty for demanding .....

Koppisetti Subbharao @ Subramaniam Vs. State of A.P.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR2009SC2684; 2009CriLJ3480; JT2009(6)SC212; RLW2009(2)SC1419; 2009(6)SCALE528; (2009)12SCC331; 2009(4)KCCRSN228.; 2009AIRSCW4122; 2009(4)LHSC2221

..... 'dowry', while section 5 is a significant provision making agreement for giving or taking ..... of such property under section 27 of the marriage act. property presented to the husband and wife at or about the time of marriage belongs to them jointly.12. the dowry prohibition act, 1961 (in short the `dowry act') was introduced to combat the ever-increasing menace of dowry. the avowed object is prohibition on giving and taking of dowry. section 2 defines 'dowry'. section 4 provides the penalty for demanding .....

Manoj Anand Vs. State of U.P. and Another

Court : Allahabad

..... section (1), the magistrate may also frame charges under section 498-a of the indian penal code (45 of 1860) or any other provision of that code or the dowry prohibition act, 1961 (28 of 1961), as the case may be, if the facts disclose the commission of an offence under those provisions. section 31 of the ..... violence has taken place or is likely to take place, pass a protection order in favour of the aggrieved person and prohibit the respondent from - (a) committing any act of domestic violence, (b) adiding or abetting in the commission of acts of domestic violence; (c) entering the place of employment of the aggrieved person or, if the person aggrieved is a ..... act applied to the protection order. protection order has been defined u/s 2 (10) of the act as protection order means an order made in terms of section 18. section 18 gives details of protection orders that .....

State of Rajasthan Vs. Nawal Singh and ors.

Court : Rajasthan

Reported in : RLW2008(1)Raj92

..... by the police. it was only after their 'titamba bayan' ihat the name of prema was added.6. the expression 'dowry' is defined by section 2 of the dowry prohibition act, 1961 (for short 'the act'), as meaning anything which is given either directly or indirectly, by one party to a marriage to the other party to the ..... 1998crilj1144 , by their lordships of supreme court and it was observed as under: (para 16)demand for dowry neither conceives nor would conceive of any agreement. the word 'agreement' referred to in section 2 of the dowry prohibition act, 1961 has to be inferred on the facts and circumstances of each case. the interpretation that conviction can only be ..... court in satvir singh v. state of punjab : 2001crilj4625 , propounded as under:the word 'dowry' in section 304b has to be understood as it is defined in section 2 of the dowry prohibition act, 1961. thus, there are three occasions related to dowry. one is before the marriage, second is at the time of marriage and the third is .....

Dinesh and ors. Vs. State of Rajasthan

Court : Rajasthan

Reported in : RLW2007(4)Raj2864

..... that the deceased was drived to such a situation by her husband that she decided to commit suicide.6. the expression 'dowry' is defined by section 2 of the dowry prohibition act,1961 (for short 'the act'), as meaning anything which is given either directly or indirectly, by one party to a marriage to the other party to ..... haryana : 1998crilj1144 , by their lordships of supreme court and it was observed as under:demand for dowry neither conceives nor would conceive of any agreement. the word 'agreement' referred to in section 2 of the dowry prohibition act,1961 has to be inferred on the facts and circumstances of each case. the interpretation that conviction can only ..... court in satvir singh v. state of punjab : 2001crilj4625 , propounded as under:the word 'dowry' in section 304b has to be understood as it is defined in section 2 of the dowry prohibition act, 1961. thus, there are three occasions related to dowry. one is before the marriage, second is at the time of marriage and the third is .....