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- Shivcharan Lal Verma and Another vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2007) 15 SCC 369 - Main Points:
- The case involved a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court addressing legal issues related to marriage validity, criminal liability, and interpretations of Sections 498A IPC and related laws.
- The Court clarified that a marriage subsisting during the commission of an offence could render the accused liable, but certain relationships like girlfriend, concubine, or paramour without formal marriage do not fall within the scope of wife under Section 498A IPC.
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The judgment emphasized the importance of legal marriage for criminal liability under matrimonial laws and clarified the distinction between mere cohabitation and legally recognized marriage Suman Sharma W/o Subhash Sharma VS State of Chhattisgarh - Chhattisgarh, Mohan Ghosh @ Gorango Ghosh S/o Late Kali Ghosh VS State of Jharkhand - Jharkhand, RAJIV VS STATE OF MAHARASHTRA - Allahabad, Ilayaraja VS State - Madras.
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Key Insights:
- The decision is a landmark ruling establishing that relationships outside formal marriage do not attract the provisions of Section 498A IPC.
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It also discusses the precedence of a three-judge bench decision over conflicting lower court judgments, reaffirming the importance of authoritative Supreme Court rulings RAJIV VS STATE OF MAHARASHTRA - Allahabad.
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Analysis and Conclusion:
- The judgment in Shivcharan Lal Verma serves as a guiding precedent for cases involving marital disputes, criminal liability, and the interpretation of relationships under Indian law.
- It underscores the necessity of formal marriage for certain legal protections and liabilities, and clarifies the scope of wife in criminal statutes.
- The decision's authority is reinforced by its status as a three-judge bench ruling, which takes precedence over conflicting judgments Aswin V. Nair, S/o. Vinaya Kumar VS State of Kerala, Represented by Public Prosecutor, High Court of Kerala - Kerala.
References: - Lal Verma and Another vs. State of Madhya Pradesh, (2007) 15 SCC 369 - Supporting judgments: Reema Aggarwal, Anvar P.V., Virendra Kumar Singh Kushwaha - Legal analyses and case references from various reports confirming the significance of the Shivcharan Lal Verma judgment.
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2024 0 Supreme(Chh) 13 • India - Chhattisgarh
SANJAY K. AGRAWAL, SACHIN SINGH RAJPUT
Lal Verma and Another vs. ... Lal Verma and Another vs. ... Verma and Another vs. ... Lal Verma and Another vs. ... Finding conflict with two judgments rendered by the three Judges Bench of the Supreme Court in the matters of Shivcharan Lal Verma and Another vs. State of Madhya Pradesh, (2007) 15 SCC 369 and Rajinder Singh vs.....
2019 0 Supreme(Jhk) 2075 • India - Jharkhand
SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR
In Shivcharan Lal Verma and Another vs. ... In support of this contention, the learned counsel for the petitioner has relied on a decision in Shivcharan Lal Verma and Another vs. State of Madhya Pradesh, (2007) 15 SCC 369. 7. ... State of Jharkhand and Another, (2010) 10 SCC 190, has observed as under: “15. ... State by Inspector of Police and Another, (2009) 6 SCC 757, the Supreme Court has observed that living wi....
2023 0 Supreme(Kar) 305 • India - Karnataka
S. RACHAIAH
In support of his contention, learned counsel for the petitioner has made available and relied on the judgments of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Shivcharan Lal Verma & Another v. State of Madhya Pradesh, (2007) 15 SCC 369 and P.Sivakumar & Others v. ... The Hon’ble Supreme Court, in paragraph No.2 of Shivcharan Lal Verma’s case, referred to supra, has held as under: “2. ... As such the conviction under Section 498A IPC would not be sustainable in view of the judgment of this Court in th....
2019 0 Supreme(P&H) 1593 • India - Punjab and Haryana
RAJ SHEKHAR ATTRI
However, the facts in Shivcharan Lal Verma and another v. State of Madhya Pradesh; 2007 (15) SCC 369, Anvar P.V. v. ... In support of his contentions, he placed reliance on the judgments of Hon’ble Supreme Court in Shivcharan Lal Verma and another v. State of Madhya Pradesh; 2007 (15) SCC 369, Anvar P.V. v. ... Virendra Kumar Singh Kushwaha and another, [2010(6) Law Herald (SC) 3947 : 2011(1) Marriage L.J. (SC) 468] : 2010 (4) RCR (....
2014 0 Supreme(All) 3874 • India - Allahabad
VISHNU CHANDRA GUPTA
A three-Judge Bench of The Apex Court, in Shivcharan Lal Verma and Another Vs. ... Moreover the decision in Shivcharan Lal Verma (supra) is a decision rendered after the decision of Reema Aggarwal (supra).Therefore the decision in Shivcharan Lal Verma (Supra) being of 3 Judges will clearly take precedence over the decision in Reema Aggarwal (supra). ... The decision in Shivcharan Lal#HL_....
2024 Supreme(Online)(KER) 8973 • India - High Court of Kerala
A. BADHARUDEEN, J
6.In a three Bench decision of the Apex Court reported in Shivcharan Lal Verma and Another v.
2024 Supreme(Online)(KER) 9038 • India - High Court of Kerala
P. G. Ajithkumar, J
Ratio Decidendi: The Supreme Court's decision in Shivcharan Lal Verma v. ... Finding of the Court: The High Court held that as per the Supreme Court's decision in Shivcharan Lal Verma v. ... 5.this court in unnikrishnan @ chandu v. state of kerala [2017 (3) klt 991] considered whether or not the law laid down by the apex court in reema aggarwal (supra) still held the field. the learned single judge noticed that in shivcharan lal verma#H....
2019 0 Supreme(Mad) 3352 • India - Madras
N.ANAND VENKATESH
The learned counsel for the petitioner has invited my attention to the decision of a three Judges' Bench of the Supreme Court in Shivcharan Lal Verma and Another vs. ... In the case relating to the decision in Shivcharan Lal Verma's case (supra), the marriage in question was null and void on account of the subsistence of another valid marriage. ... In Shivcharan Lal Verma and Another vs. State of ....
2024 0 Supreme(Ker) 595 • India - Kerala
A. BADHARUDEEN
In a three Bench decision of the Apex Court reported in Shivcharan Lal Verma and Another v.
2015 0 Supreme(Mad) 2246 • India - Madras
B.RAJENDRAN
him from the charge under Section 498-A IPC – Held, Even a "girl friend", "concubine", "paramour" or a person, who is living with another ... A Three Judge bench of this court however, in Shivcharan Lal Verma and another v. ... State by Inspector of Police and another, wherein, the Apex Court has clearly held that even a "girl friend", "concubine", "paramour" or a person, who is living with another lady, whom he has not married, will not come within the purview of "re....
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