Stridhan
The Respondent-wife had filed an application under Section 12 of the Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (hereinafter referred to as “the DV Act”) along with a complaint under Section 498A IPC. The Respondent-wife had also filed a maintenance petition U/S 125 Criminal Procedure Code wherein she had claimed return of her stridhan and a direction….
Section 498 A
In the present case, the Respondent-Wife alleged that her husband and her in-laws had made unlawful demands of dowry from her and when she was unable to fulfil the said demands, the Respondent-Wife was thrown out of her matrimonial home. The Petitioner-Husband was arrested on account of the 498A complaint made by the Respondent-Wife without a warrant. Being aggrieved….
Maintenance
Over several years, the issue revolving around deciding the maintenance that has to be awarded had always been a matter of confusion and uncertainty as to on which basis is the maintenance amount being decided and awarded. Even though the Courts had laid down various factors which would assess in deciding the quantum of maintenance to be paid….