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Feb 13 2003 (HC)

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 .....

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Oct 20 2016 (HC)

Arvind and Another Vs. The State of Maharashtra, Through Police Statio ...

Court : Mumbai Aurangabad

..... station, dhule, for the offences punishable under sections 498a, 406 read with section 34 of the indian penal code (for short ipc ) and under sections 3 and 4 of the dowry prohibition act, to the extent it relates to the petitioners. 2. the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegations in the fir are general in nature. there are no ..... specific overt acts attributed to the petitioners. it is also not stated that on which date the incident of harassment and mental cruelty is caused. it is further submitted that respondent no.2 .....

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Jul 22 2016 (HC)

Gajanan Chindhuji Atram Vs. State of Maharashtra

Court : Mumbai Nagpur

..... appellant by the learned additional sessions judge, warora under exh.6 for the offence punishable under sections 302, 498-a of the indian penal and under section 4 of the dowry prohibition act. the appellant denied the charges and claimed that he be tried. the prosecution has examined in all ten witnesses to bring home the guilt of the appellant. he was also .....

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Jul 22 2016 (HC)

HDFC Bank Ltd. Vs. R.J. Prabhu

Court : Mumbai Goa

..... of the judgment). thus, if the court finds on a bare perusal of the affidavit that certain part does not relate to the issue/s involved, there is no prohibition from excluding the said part. 18. the decision of the learned single judge in the case of rajendra singh kushwa (supra), was the subject matter of an appeal ..... case of ameer trading corporation ltd. vs. shapoorji data processing ltd. (supra)." 17. the words admissibility and relevancy are often used interchangeably. section 5 of the evidence act provides that evidence can be given of facts in issue and relevant facts. the fact which is relevant can be said to be admissible. thus, if the court is ..... court cannot permit production of irrelevant evidence or evidence not relatable to the issue. 8. insofar as the contention based on sections 90, 91 and 92 of the evidence act, is concerned, it is contended that the respondent has not disputed the execution of the account opening form (exhibit-52). it is submitted that by virtue of the .....

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Jul 22 2016 (HC)

Mangala Vs. President, Manav Samaj Unnati Mandal and Others

Court : Mumbai Aurangabad

..... for the last 25 years, appears to be impracticable. i, therefore, deem it proper to grant compensation to the petitioner under section 11(2)(e) of the meps act, 1977. 25. this writ petition is, therefore, partly allowed. though the impugned judgment of the school tribunal is sustained considering the fact situation as above, i am ..... of this court in chandramani devraj tiwari (supra), it has been concluded that the claim for benefits of deemed permanency under section 5(2) of the meps act, 1977 necessarily requires a proper selection and proper appointment which means that the candidate complies with the requisite qualifications and eligibility criteria. 18. in paragraph 3 of ..... for appointment as a primary teacher. the petitioner has contended that she has attained the deemed status of permanency in the light of section 5 of the meps act, 1977. 10. insofar as continuance of the untrained teacher is concerned, reliance has been placed by the petitioner on paragraphs 14, 16, 17 and 26 of .....

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Jul 22 2016 (HC)

The Municipal Council and Another Vs. Tulsidas Baliram Bindhade and Ot ...

Court : Mumbai Nagpur

..... were available and as the petitioners had worked for more than six months, they became permanent employees in terms of the madhya pradesh industrial employment (standing orders) act, 1961 and the rules framed thereunder known as the m.p. industrial employment (standing orders) rules, 1963. clause 2(4) of the standard standing orders provided ..... absence of such fetters on any private employer or absolute freedom available to it to create post/s and recruit, are some of the distinguishing features which prohibit this exercise. 21. thus, in the light of this discussion, it follows that in absence of vacant sanctioned posts with the municipal council, a workman ..... civil service rules (hereinafter referred to as mcsr) govern the recruitment as also employment, hence, the provisions of mso framed under industrial employment standing orders act, 1946 (ie act) cannot and do not apply. in absence of sanctioned posts, no relief of regularization or permanency can be granted to the workmen. 6. adv. m .....

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Jun 16 2016 (HC)

Suman Dashrath Gade Vs. State of Maharashtra

Court : Mumbai

..... or "harassment" soon before the death of a married woman and that too in connection with the demand of dowry. for the purpose of section 304(b) the term "dowry" has the same meaning as defined under the provisions of the dowry prohibition act. 7. in the light of this requirement, let us prima facie examine what are the allegations against the ..... harm/injury. for attracting penal consequences under section 304(b), legal cruelty is required to be exhibited and that too inflected soon before the death for demand of dowry. 8. so far as offence under section 302 of ipc is concerned, there appears to be no prima facie evidence against present applicants. they do not appear ..... house she disclosed demand of rs.one lakh by the accused persons for purchase of a pick-up van. the allegations of cruelty as well as demand of dowry are conspicuously absent in this fir. according to the prosecution case, thereafter, rupali used to disclose to her parents that the accused persons were used to ask .....

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Jun 08 2016 (HC)

Appasaheb Vs. The State of Maharashtra (Copy served on Public Prosecut ...

Court : Mumbai Aurangabad

..... deposed that, after marriage, victim went to live with the accused at kate pimpalgaon. the victim was treated well initially for six months and thereafter accused started demanding unpaid dowry of rs.5000/- and further claim was made of rs.25,000/- to find job for the accused. she deposed that, they were asking the victim to bring ..... the appellant - accused that, in the matter only interested witnesses have been examined and no independent witness is available. although prosecution witnesses were consistent on the demand of dowry, no exact particulars of ill-treatment were brought on record. reliance is placed on the case of mangat ram vs. state of haryana reported in air 2014 sc ..... year. she was in custody of the accused no.1, and under section 106 of the evidence act also the accused would have to explain as to what happened. looking to the fact that the matter relates to settlement of dowry and dowry demand, it was within the family and if outsider witness is not examined, that cannot be .....

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Jun 08 2016 (HC)

Rakesh Kisan Nagarale Vs. The State of Maharashtra through P.S.I. and ...

Court : Mumbai Aurangabad

..... the trial court found that there was no dispute regarding the age of the victim. trial court also, after discussing the evidence, found that the victim had not acted under influence of her parents or anybody else while giving evidence. it held that victim understood the questions put to her and was capable of giving rational answers and ..... weeping. her evidence is that, she narrated the incident to her mother referring to the accused as bhurya. the evidence of the victim further shows that, when such act was committed by the accused, he had closed the door of the house from inside. she identified the clothes which she was wearing at the time of incident, ..... the i.p.c., he has been sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 10 years with fine and under section 4 of the protection of children from sexual offences act, he has been sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 7 years with fine. the sentences have been directed to run concurrently by the additional sessions judge, dhule vide .....

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May 06 2016 (HC)

Shaikh Zahid Mukhtar and Others Vs. The State of Maharashtra and Other ...

Court : Mumbai

..... do not infringe article 14. therefore, the challenge based on violation of article 19(1)(g) to the amendment made to section 5 of the animal preservation act completely prohibiting the slaughter of cows, bulls and bullocks is without any merit and the validity of the amendment to section 5 will have to be upheld. consideration of the ..... case of indian handicrafts emporium and others v. union of india (2003)7 scc 589). he pointed out that amended provisions of the wild life (preservation) act, 1972 prohibited the trade of imported ivory. he pointed out that the supreme court upheld the said ban on the ground that it was necessary to implement the ban on ..... quareshi v. state of bihar ( qureshi-i ) dealt with a bihar legislation imposing prohibition on slaughter of bovine cattle. the apex court upheld the challenge to constitutional validity of the bihar act. in the case of abdul hakim quareshi v. state of bihar (air 1961 sc 448) (for short quareshi-ii), a similar view was taken. the apex court .....

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