Section 498A of IPC - Very Important Judgments and Case laws with citations of 498A Indian Penal Code

Indian Penal Coder Section 498A important Supreme Court and High Court Judgments with subject of case, case decisions, case laws and citations

Case Title	Name of Court	Act	Date and Citation	Gist
Arnesh Kumar vs State Of Bihar & Anr	Supreme Court	498A IPC	02 July 2014 (2014) 8 SCC 273	Police should justify their arrest and should not arrest without reason
Chander Bhan vs State of Delhi	Delhi High Court	498A IPC	04 August 2008	Guideline for 498A cases
Jaiprakash Madhukarrao Sahurkar vs Sarika	Bombay High Court	498A and DV Act	29 February 2016	Judgment Against Husband. DV and 498A can be filed on same facts
K.V. Prakash Babu vs State Of Karnataka	Supreme Court	498A	22 November 2016	Adultery is not Cruelty for 498A
Kunaldev Singh Rathore vs State Of M.P	Madhya Pradesh High Court	498A	02 December 2016	Defence Documents May Be Examined At Preliminary Stage, If Needed. Under Section 482 CrPC the court is free to consider material that may be produced on behalf of the accused to arrive at a decision whether the charge as framed could be maintained.
M. Srinivasulu Vs State Of A.P.	Supreme Court	498A	10 September 2007 AIR 2007 SC 3146	SC Defines 498A , 304B & Dowry

Niraj Trivedi vs State Of Bihar And Ors	Delhi High Court	498A	04 January 2008 2008 (3) JCC 154	FIR to be registered at place of crime.
Preeti Gupta & Anr vs State Of Jharkhand & Anr	Supreme Court	498A	13 August 2010, 2010 (3) GLH 258, ( 2010) 7 SCC 667	Courts admits misuse of 498A in many cases and quashes the case as Respondent never stayed with complainant. A very Similar case.
Pritam Ashok Sadaphule and others VS State of Maharashtra and another	Supreme Court	DV & 498A	19 March 2015	Wife files DV at Delhi and 498A at Mumbai on same allegations and facts, SC directs both the case to be tried by one court
Sanjeev Kumar vs State Of U.P.	Allahabad High Court	498A	30 September 2011	Procedure for Arrest in Matrimonial Disputes
Savitri Devi vs Ramesh Chand And Ors	Delhi High Court	498A	19 May 2003 2003 CriLJ 2759, 104 (2003) DLT 824, II (2003) DMC 328, 2003 (69) DRJ 6	Courts admits misuse of 498A in many cases and send some advisories to Govt.
Shaik Riayazun Bee vs The State Of A.P.	Andhra High Court	498A	01 June 2016	Relative of the husband for the purpose of Section 498A means related by blood, marriage or adoption

Shaukin vs State Of U.P. And Others	Allahabad High Court	498A	11 October 2011	1. Compliance of sections 41(1)(b) and 41 A Cr.P.C and to refrain from routinely arresting persons wanted in cases punishable by imprisonment up to 7 years. 2. Under section 498A IPC where the wife has gone back to her "maika", it may not be necessary in a particular case to immediately arrest the husband and other family members until adequate evidence has been collected, as she is unlikely to encounter violence when she is away from her "sasural. 3. Strong reasons are needed for arresting an accused with respectable antecedents, who is an income tax payee with roots in the community, and a permanent abode, no history of earlier abscondance or non-cooperation with the police and who is not likely to tamper with the evidence or to again commit a crime unless he is immediately arrested 4. Contempt of court and Disciplinary proceedings against the police who do not adhere to sections 41(1)(b) and 41 A Cr.P.C
Sundar Babu & Ors vs State Of Tamil Nadu	Supreme Court	498A	19 February 2009 (2009) 14 SCC 244	SC Explains Conditions For The Quash Of An FIR.
Vikas Kumar vs State of Bihar	Supreme Court	498A	18 July 2016	Condition of paying maintenance to wife for AB is not sustainable in law.