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W, a married woman lived with her husband, along with a six month old baby, but her life was miserable as her husband frequently used to beat her. She wanted to go to her pursued but her husband threatened to beat her if she dares to do so. But one day when W was missing the husband perused her and found that she was going to her parents with the baby. When W turned around and found her husband running towards her, panic stricken she along with the baby jumped into a well. The baby died but she survived. She was prosecuted for the death of the baby. What offence if any has been committed by her?
Under Section 2 of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act 1939, the following grounds of divorce are available to a wife:
(1) Where abouts of the husband have not been known for a period of four years.
(2) Four years imprisonment of the husband.
(3) Husband has treated her with cruelty.
(4) The husband has neglected her or has failed to pay her maintenance for a period of two years.
Read the following statements in the light of Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 and give correct answer with the help of given below:
(1) The obligation of husband to maintain his wife is co-extensive with his property.
(2) Section 18(2) provides for maintenance and separate residence of wife in some conditions.
(3) Father-in-law's obligation to maintain widowed-daughter-in-law is a personal obligation.
(4) An unchaste and non-Hindu wife is not entitled to maintenance.
Which of the following are not available to a Hindu husband as grounds of Judicial Separation?
Answer with the help of given below:
(1) Extra marital sex by wife
(2) Conversion of wife to a non-Hindu religion
(3) Wife's pre-marriage pregnancy
(4) Non consummation of marriage owing to impotence of wife
W, who had her small baby tied on her back, was proceeding towards her parental place who lived nearby. Since, her husband H, did not like her visits to her parental place prevented her from proceeding further and directed her to return her home and threatened her with dire consequences if she ventured to do so again. She felt very depressed and decided to jump into a well nearby. Unmindful of the presence of her child on her back, she jumped into the well. She survived but the child died. W is guilty of
A (a 25 year old man) was B's (a 23 year old woman) neighbour. He fell in love with her and wanted to ask her to enter into a relationship with him. He sent her a number of text messages proclaiming his love for her. She did not respond to his overtures. On November 18, 2013, A went to B's house and told her that he was in love with her, and wanted to marry her. She told him that she was not interested and asked him to leave. A believed that B was only playing hard to get, and if he persisted, she would change her mind. On November 25, 2013, when B was returning home from her workplace, A met her again and proclaimed his love for her again. She again told him that she was not interested, and threatened to complain to the police. In spite of this, a week later, when B was leaving for work, she noticed that A was waiting outside her house, with a bouquet of flowers, and he tried to give her the flowers. B ignored him once again, and went to the police station to complain about A's acts. Under what Section of the Indian Penal Code should the police register the FIR (First Information Report)
Propositions are:
1. Set-off and counter-claim arises out of the same transaction.
2. Set-off should not be barred on the date of the suit while counter-claim should not be barred on the date of filing of written statement.
3. Claim for set-off cannot exceed plaintiff's claim, whereas counter-claim can exceed the plaintiff's claim.
In respect of the aforesaid which is correct:
Mark the incorrect proposition:
1. Set-off is a statutory defence to a plaintiff's action, whereas a counterclaim is a cross-action.
2. Set-off and counter-claim arises out of the same transaction.
3. Set-off should not be barred on the date of the suit while counter-claim should not be barred on the date of filing of written statement.
4. Claim for set-off cannot exceed plaintiff's claim, whereas counterclaim can exceed the plaintiffs claim.
5. Both set-off and counter-claim cannot exceed the pecuniary jurisdiction of the court.
In case of suicide by a married woman, the court under Section 113-A of the Indian Evidence Act, may presume that suicide had been abetted by her husband, if-
1. Suicide was committed by the wife within a period of seven years from the date of her marriage.
2. The wife was subjected to cruelty.
3. The wife was illiterate and from a poor family.
4. The wife was deserted by the husband.
Select the correct answer:
Consider the following statement(s).
1. A defendant may set up, by way of a counter-claim against the claim of the plaintiff any right or claim in respect of the cause of action accruing to him.
2. The counter-claim may be submitted by the defendant even after he has delivered his defence.
3. The counter-claim shall not exceed the pecuniary jurisdiction of the court.
Which of the statements given above are correct?