Supreme Court of India

Shobha Rani v. Madhukar Reddi

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Reported as [1988] 1 S.C.R. 1010
Bench B.C. Ray J.
Decided 12 November 1987

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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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