Supreme Court of India
Shobha Rani v. Madhukar Reddi
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In the result, we allow the appeal and in reversal of the judg- '( men ts of the courts below, we grant a decree for dissolution of the marriage.
Judgment, page 13
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c Hindu Marriage Act, 1955: Section 13(1)(i-a)-'Cruelty' Demand for dowry-Whether cruelty-Whether wife entitled to decree for dissolution of marriage-'Intention'-Whether necessary to consti tute and prove cruelty in matrimonial cases. Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961: 'Dowry'-Demand of-Whether amounts to cruelty entitling wife to decree for dissolution of marriage. Indian Penal Code, 1860: Section 498A-'Cruelty'-What is Demand for dowry-Whether amounts to cruelty-Whether wife entitled to decree for dissolution of marriage. The appellant-wife, a post-graduate in biological sciences, married the
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