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adam tudor   09 August 2015

Is the dv case decision binding on family court, divorce cas

A honest / faithful hubby, is fighting his 498a, DV, 125 & divorce case. He request case citations on his divorce case.
* short married life.
* wife seeks separate resid / abandoning elders. Husband refuses
* wife leaves home. files 498a. Hubby etc get bail (at a steep cost)
* police mediation happens. Husband takes part in EVERY mediation.
* Husband honestly calls wife back. Wife (post grad) REFUSES !
* Social welfare officer reports DISPROVE dowry demand - i.e. +ve for husband
* still wife files DV case
* As lower court accepts wife's arguments. wife wins DV case & DV maintenance at MM court. Case under appeal at high(er) court
* in various cases wife has claimed a lot of cruelty etc - example she calls a miscarriage as forced abortion etc . husband has proof aginst it
* now wife files DIVORCE @ Family court [ in addition to DV, 125, 498a etc etc !! ]
* husband has filed RCR -> there is NO response for this from wife !!
* husband is fighting wife's divorce case

*****husband urgently request citations on ********
1. DV : is a DV case decision by an MM court binding on a civil / family court? Lots of women keep winning DV case in lower courts. However the *wife's* DV case is lost at High Court. at HC hubby wins. However this takes 4 years. In the interim can a wife win a Divorce case using the lower court DV decree (which is already appealed by hubby)
1.1. what are the main differences between HMA and DV.. Can husband deny divorce and win case EVEN IF wife wins DV case (at lower court)
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2. DOWRY : when social services officer has NOT accepted the dowry claim, is the wife still right in raising the dowry boggy at the divorce case ?
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3. Desertion : Husband is ready to take her back and has also filed RCR. Doesn't this prove that husband is NOT the deserting spouse ?
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MANY thanks in advance, GOD bless all those innocents who fight for their jobs, fight for their parents and fight for justice... SatyamEva Jayate !!



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SAINATH DEVALLA (LEGAL CONSULTANT)     09 August 2015

RCR gets erased once the wife files 498Aand DV on the husband.UR total  points don't hold good  as long as these are pending.

SuperHero (Manager)     10 August 2015

Good Luck Man!!!

Samir N (General Queries) (Business)     11 August 2015

Sorry that I do not have exact citations but can say that you will find enough judgments based upon the following info:


Usually, a criminal case is NOT binding on a civil case but DV is quasi-criminal so its a bit of a gray area. But that aside, the moment you file an appeal, the lower-court order/factual-findings/decree cannot be used as res judicata defense in a parallel proceeding on the same subject matter. That is, when an appeal is filed, the order/decree/judgment has not attained finality and therefore it cannot be relied upon, in any manner, factual conclusions or application of law, in another proceeding. However, sworn testimony given in those proceedings can be used provided that the official transcriptt of that testimony is brought on the record during cross-examination in the new proceeding.


If DV case attains finality (you stop appealing at some point after losing), the fact that the wife was subjected to Domestic Violence can be used by her to get divorce. It can also work the other way - if she loses (DV or any criminal case), the fact that she filed a false case against you can be deemed cruelty to you and you can use that to get divorce yourself. Divorce based upon cruelty by wife can work in your favor when she files for maintenance.


Findings of social services officer may have a psychological bearing on the Judge but the Judge is NOT bound by those findings in any manner whatsoever.  If the Judge concurrs with the social services officer, the Judge may reference the finding to support its own independent factual conclusions based upon testimony and evidence before it. Otherwise, the Judge will simply ignore that finding if it arrives at its own factual conclusion which is contrary to the social service officer's finding.


Desertion is a complex basis for seeking divorce. Usually, the wife who has deserted claims that the husband has made it impossible (cruelty, harassment, torture, etc.) for her to live with him and she has therefore left the household. So, merely asking your wife to come back is not sufficient legal basis for the judge to accept that RCR should be granted and/or that you have not deserted her. In short, the deserter herself may claim to be a victim of desertion, which is implied-desertion by you. This appears to be your wife's approach.  


You seem to be on the right track - filing RCR. At the minimum, it shows (at least in the eyes of the COurt) that you are keen to get back with your wife. If you do not want divorce, you can harp on that aspect continually and even make statements directly to your wife, pleading her to come back, in front of the Judge. All this helps though lawyers will discourage you from using such a strategy...


GOOD LUCK!!!

 

 

 

 

 


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