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Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 - Section 125(4) – maintenance - proceedings under Section 125 Cr.P.C. do not arise from proceedings for restitution of conjugal rights - (CDJ 2025 SC 060) -
the wife had more than sufficient reason to stay away from the society of her husband and her refusal to live with him, notwithstanding the passing of a decree for restitution of conjugal rights, therefore, cannot be held against her. In consequence, the disqualification under Section 125(4) Cr.P.C. was not attracted.
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Criminal Procedure Code – Section 482 - Indian Penal Code, 1860 - Sections 498A - Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 - Section 3 and 4 - (CDJ 2024 SC 1065)
A mere reference to the names of family members in a criminal case arising out of a matrimonial dispute, without specific allegations indicating their active involvement should be nipped in the bud. Courts must exercise caution in such cases to prevent misuse of legal provisions and the legal process and avoid unnecessary harassment of innocent family members.
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Constitution of India - Article 226 - Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 - Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023 - to perform sterilization and immunization to make the Society free from stray dogs menace -says Madurai Bench of Madras High Court... (CDJ 2024 MHC 6970)
The Society is facing fear of stray dogs and dog lovers and hence, the Local Bodies, Corporations, Municipalities, have to look at stepping up sterilization of the street dogs.
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Constitution of India - Article 341 - Scheduled Caste community certificate - CDJ 2024 SC 1007
If the purpose of Religious conversion is largely to derive the benefits of reservation but not with any actual belief on the other religion, the same cannot be permitted, as the extension of benefits of reservation to people with such ulterior motive will only defeat the social ethos of the policy of reservation.
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