Woman Disrespecting Her Husband, In-Laws is Cruelty Towards Him: Madhya Pradesh High Court
1 year, 11 months ago

Woman Disrespecting Her Husband, In-Laws is Cruelty Towards Him: Madhya Pradesh High Court

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The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently held that if a wife is disrespectful towards her husband and his family, it would construe as cruelty towards the husband. In appeal before the high court, the wife alleged that it was in fact her husband’s behaviour towards her that had forced her to move out of her matrimonial house along with her minor son. However, it was the husband, who filed a plea for divorce before the family court on the ground of cruelty and desertion in which the court found both the grounds proven but allowed the petition on the basis of ‘cruelty’ due technical reasons. The wife, before the high court, alleged that while passing the decree of divorce, the family court only considered the aspects and contentions of the husband and despite contradictions, it wrongly believed the evidence produced by him.

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Compelling Wife To Discontinue Studies Is Akin To Destroying Her Dreams, Amounts To Mental Cruelty: Madhya Pradesh High Court
1 week, 2 days ago

Compelling Wife To Discontinue Studies Is Akin To Destroying Her Dreams, Amounts To Mental Cruelty: Madhya Pradesh High Court

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While granting divorce to a woman, the Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that compelling the wife to discontinue her studies or putting her in a position not to continue her studies amounts to mental cruelty and constitutes a ground for divorce under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Accordingly, findings of the trial court …

Punjab & Haryana HC Upholds Husband's Divorce Decree Against Wife Who Forced Him To Live Separately From His Parents
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Punjab & Haryana HC Upholds Husband's Divorce Decree Against Wife Who Forced Him To Live Separately From His Parents

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court upheld the divorce decree granted to the husband against wife for committing cruelty on the ground that she insulted and pressurised her husband to get separated from his family. The Family Court had granted divorce on the ground that the wife had committed cruelty against husband by pressurizing him to get separated from his …

Wife In Love With Someone Else Without Any Physical Relations Is Not Adultery: Madhya Pradesh High Court
1 month ago

Wife In Love With Someone Else Without Any Physical Relations Is Not Adultery: Madhya Pradesh High Court

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The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that merely because the wife is in love with someone else is not enough to prove adultery on her part to deny her maintenance. Revisionist-husband approached the High Court against the order of the Principal Judge, Family Court, Chhindwara awarding interim maintenance at Rs.4,000/- to the respondent-wife. The Court relied on Rajnesh Vs. …

Wife's love for another man without physical intimacy not adultery: High Court
1 month ago

Wife's love for another man without physical intimacy not adultery: High Court

India Today  

A wife's love and affection for someone other than her husband does not constitute adultery unless it involves a physical relationship, Madhya Pradesh High Court noted in its recent ruling. The High Court made the observation while hearing a revision petition filed by a man against a family court's order. Even if a wife is having a love and affection …

S.498A IPC | When Family Relations Are Sought To Be Brought Under Criminal Proceedings, Courts Should Be Cautious : Supreme Court
1 month, 1 week ago

S.498A IPC | When Family Relations Are Sought To Be Brought Under Criminal Proceedings, Courts Should Be Cautious : Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court, while quashing criminal charges of cruelty, dowry demand and domestic violence against the present appellants, highlighted that invoking criminal laws in domestic disputes without specific allegations and credible materials may have disastrous consequences for families. Thus, when family relationships are sought to be brought within the ambit of criminal proceedings rupturing the family bond, courts should be …

Courts Can't Rely On Rigid Definitions Of Cruelty, Must Assess If Conduct Makes It Unreasonable For One Spouse To Live With Other: Kerala HC
1 month, 1 week ago

Courts Can't Rely On Rigid Definitions Of Cruelty, Must Assess If Conduct Makes It Unreasonable For One Spouse To Live With Other: Kerala HC

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has reiterated that while dealing petitions for divorce on ground of cruelty, Courts cannot rely on rigid definitions of cruelty. Stating that the emotional quotient of every individual is different, it added that Courts must assess whether the conduct of one spouse has made it unreasonable for the other spouse to live with them. The Division …

Consumption Of Alcohol By Wife Not Cruelty Unless Followed By Unwarranted & Uncivilized Behavior: Allahabad High Court
2 months ago

Consumption Of Alcohol By Wife Not Cruelty Unless Followed By Unwarranted & Uncivilized Behavior: Allahabad High Court

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While granting a decree of divorce on grounds of desertion, the Allahabad High Court has observed that merely because the wife consumes alcohol does not amount to cruelty unless it is followed by uncivilized behavior. Since the wife did not put in appearance, the Court proceeded ex-parte and rejected the divorce petition on grounds that cruelty by the wife remained …

High Court upholds divorce over woman's false case to change husband's behaviour
2 months ago

High Court upholds divorce over woman's false case to change husband's behaviour

India Today  

The Bombay High Court has upheld a Thane Family Court judgment dissolving the marriage of a couple, ruling that filing false allegations of cruelty against a spouse constitutes mental cruelty. A division bench comprising Justices GS Kulkarni and Advait Sethna dismissed the wife's appeal challenging the Family Court's decision, which had granted divorce in favour of the husband on grounds …

Bombay HC rules wife filing false cases entitles husband for a divorce on grounds of ‘cruelty’
2 months ago

Bombay HC rules wife filing false cases entitles husband for a divorce on grounds of ‘cruelty’

Live Mint  

The Bombay High Court has recently ruled that a wife filing false complaints against her husband and in-laws in an attempt to correct his behaviour constitutes cruelty within marital relations. The ruling comes as Bombay High Court's division bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Advait Sethna refused to interfere with the decision of a Family Court, which while granting divorce …

Wife Filing False Case Against Husband, In-Laws To Correct His Behaviour Is Cruelty, Not Acceptable In Marital Relations: Bombay High Court
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2 months ago

Wife Filing False Case Against Husband, In-Laws To Correct His Behaviour Is Cruelty, Not Acceptable In Marital Relations: Bombay High Court

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A wife filing a false complaint against her husband just for correcting his behaviour would not find place in harmonious relations a married couple would maintain normally and the same will amount to cruelty, the Bombay High Court held recently. A division bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Advait Sethna refused to interfere with the decision of a Family Court, …

'Free-Willed' Wife Meeting Civil Society Members Sans Forming An Illegal Relation Isn't Cruelty Against Husband: Allahabad HC
2 months, 2 weeks ago

'Free-Willed' Wife Meeting Civil Society Members Sans Forming An Illegal Relation Isn't Cruelty Against Husband: Allahabad HC

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The Allahabad High Court has observed that a 'free-willed' wife's acts of travelling alone or interacting with members of civil society without engaging in any illegal or immoral relationships cannot be considered an act of cruelty against her husband. A bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Donadi Ramesh, however, added that a wife's conduct of only seeking to …

Consistent behaviour patterns that cause great emotional, mental pain to spouse ground for divorce: SC
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Consistent behaviour patterns that cause great emotional, mental pain to spouse ground for divorce: SC

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court has in a judgment held that patterns of behaviour which cause immense emotional distress to a married partner amount to mental cruelty and is a ground for divorce. “Cruelty also encompasses actions that inflict mental pain and suffering that creates a reasonable apprehension of harm or injury to an aggrieved spouse from the conduct of the other …

Courts Must Be Cautious In Cases Involving Persons With Unsound Mind, Ensure Their Rights Are Protected: Telangana HC
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Courts Must Be Cautious In Cases Involving Persons With Unsound Mind, Ensure Their Rights Are Protected: Telangana HC

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Justice K. Sujana while referring to Andhra Pradesh High Court's decision in Duvvuri Rami Reddi Vs Duvvudu Papi Reddy and others, which lays down certain principles to be followed while declaring a person of unsound mind, said: The Telangana High Court has underscored that courts must proceed with utmost caution in matters involving persons of unsound mind so that their …

Wife Imposing Her Friends & Family At Husband's Residence Against His Will Amounts To Cruelty: Calcutta High Court
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Wife Imposing Her Friends & Family At Husband's Residence Against His Will Amounts To Cruelty: Calcutta High Court

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The Calcutta High Court has held that a wife imposing her friends and family on her husband by having them put up at his residence without his willingness would amount to cruelty. In 2008, the appellant-husband instituted the divorce suit and later the wife sent a complaint against the husband and his family by registered post to the Nabadwip Police …

Wife Imposing Her Friends & Family At Husband's Residence Against His Will Amounts To Cruelty: Calcutta High Court
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Wife Imposing Her Friends & Family At Husband's Residence Against His Will Amounts To Cruelty: Calcutta High Court

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The Calcutta High Court has held that a wife imposing her friends and family on her husband by having them put up at his residence without his willingness would amount to cruelty.A division bench of Justices Sabyasachi Bhattacharya and Uday Kumar held: The mother of the respondent would not have lived at the Kolaghat residence of the appellant if he …

Calcutta High Court grants divorce decree to husband for 'Imposition' of wife's friend, family on him
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Calcutta High Court grants divorce decree to husband for 'Imposition' of wife's friend, family on him

The Hindu  

The Calcutta High Court has granted a divorce decree to a husband on the grounds of cruelty, which includes "imposition" of the wife’s friend and family on him and lodging of a false case of matrimonial cruelty by her. "Such imposition of friend and family of the respondent on the husband at his quarter against his will, sometimes even when …

"Quarrel" Involves Both Parties, Cannot Be A Reason To Grant Divorce On Grounds Of Cruelty: Calcutta High Court
2 months, 3 weeks ago

"Quarrel" Involves Both Parties, Cannot Be A Reason To Grant Divorce On Grounds Of Cruelty: Calcutta High Court

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The Calcutta High Court has held that a "quarrel" between husband and wife would be attributed to both parties and that it would be a part of the normal "wear and tear" of marital life, and could not be grounds to allow divorce on the ground of cruelty. A division bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharya and Uday Kumar held: "The …

Long stay of wife’s family at husband’s house amounts to ‘cruelty’, says Calcutta HC
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Long stay of wife’s family at husband’s house amounts to ‘cruelty’, says Calcutta HC

Live Mint  

The Calcutta High Court ruled that the long stay of a married woman's friends and family at her husband's house, against his will, can amount to cruelty. “Such imposition of friend and family by the woman on her husband at his quarters against his will, sometimes even when the respondent was herself not there, over a continuous period of time, …

Kolkata man granted divorce over 'imposition' of wife's friend, family on him
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Kolkata man granted divorce over 'imposition' of wife's friend, family on him

India Today  

The Calcutta High Court has granted a divorce decree to a husband on the grounds of cruelty, which includes "imposition" of the wife’s friend and family on him and lodging of a false case of matrimonial cruelty by her. "Such imposition of friend and family of the respondent on the husband at his quarter against his will, sometimes even when …

Wife's Patience & Silence To Save Marital Life Reflects Sincerity, Not Weakness: Madhya Pradesh High Court
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Wife's Patience & Silence To Save Marital Life Reflects Sincerity, Not Weakness: Madhya Pradesh High Court

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The Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that if a wife maintains patience and silence with the sole intention of saving her matrimonial life, it cannot be said that it is her weakness; on the contrary, it shows her sincerity towards her marital life. The wife lodged the FIR under Sections 498-A, 323, 294, 506, 34 of IPC and under …

Supreme Court Quashes S.498A IPC Case Filed By Wife Against Parents-in-Law 'With Ulterior Motive' To Force Husband To Consent For Divorce
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Quashes S.498A IPC Case Filed By Wife Against Parents-in-Law 'With Ulterior Motive' To Force Husband To Consent For Divorce

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today quashed a domestic cruelty case under Section 498A IPC against the husband's parents which was registered with an ulterior motive by the daughter-in-law to force their son to consent to divorce. The bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Viswanathan was hearing the Appellant's challenge to the Bombay High Court's Aurangabad Bench decision which refused …

Madhya Pradesh HC Permits Wife To Terminate Pregnancy Due To Matrimonial Dispute, Alleged Domestic Violence By Husband And His Family
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Madhya Pradesh HC Permits Wife To Terminate Pregnancy Due To Matrimonial Dispute, Alleged Domestic Violence By Husband And His Family

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The Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court in a recent ruling allowed the medical termination of a woman's pregnancy on account of matrimonial dispute and alleged domestic violence by her husband and his family members. of NCT of Delhi, Justice Subodh Abhyankar observed, "this Court is of the considered opinion that on account of the petitioner's dispute with her …

Husband, In-Laws 'Falsely Implicated' By Wife In View Of Matrimonial Dispute Between Parties: Madhya Pradesh HC Quashes Rape, Dowry FIR
3 months ago

Husband, In-Laws 'Falsely Implicated' By Wife In View Of Matrimonial Dispute Between Parties: Madhya Pradesh HC Quashes Rape, Dowry FIR

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While quashing a rape and dowry FIR against a husband and his kin, the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court said that the petitioner and his family members were "falsely implicated", adding that the lodging of the FIR at the wife's instance appeared to be an act of "wreaking vengeance". The court said this after noting that there …

No Fixed Parameters For Cruelty In Matrimonial Case, Rude Language And Ill-Treatment Wouldn't Per Se Constitute Legal Cruelty: Madras HC
3 months ago

No Fixed Parameters For Cruelty In Matrimonial Case, Rude Language And Ill-Treatment Wouldn't Per Se Constitute Legal Cruelty: Madras HC

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently highlighted that the concept of cruelty under matrimonial cases has undergone substantial change and there could not be any fixed parameters for determining what constitutes acts of cruelty. The high court also refused to interfere with the order of the Family Court allowing the petition filed by wife for restitution of conjugal rights. The court …

In-Laws Keeping Young Child Away From Mother In Defiance Of Court Order Is Cruelty U/S 498A IPC: Bombay High Court
3 months ago

In-Laws Keeping Young Child Away From Mother In Defiance Of Court Order Is Cruelty U/S 498A IPC: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

In a significant ruling, the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday held that keeping a minor child away from the mother in defiance of a court order would amount to mental harassment and cruelty. The bench noted that the husband had taken along with him, his four year old daughter, despite a clear order from a Family …

Supreme Court warns against misuse of cruelty law for settling personal scores against husband
3 months ago

Supreme Court warns against misuse of cruelty law for settling personal scores against husband

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has given a strong warning against the misuse of laws in marital dispute cases. The apex court made this observation after setting aside a cruelty case filed under Section 498 of the IPC, which the Telangana High Court had refused to dismiss previously. In the above case, the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the …

Calcutta High Court Quashes Cruelty Case Filed By Wife Against Husband 3 Yrs After Leaving Matrimonial Home
3 months ago

Calcutta High Court Quashes Cruelty Case Filed By Wife Against Husband 3 Yrs After Leaving Matrimonial Home

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The Calcutta High Court has quashed a case initiated by a wife against her husband under Section 498A of the IPC, accusing him of cruelty towards her, three years after leaving their matrimonial home. It is further seen that since the year 2020, when she filed the first case, the complainant has left her matrimonial home and has now after …

Calcutta High Court Quashes Cruelty Case Filed By Wife Against Husband 3 Yrs After Leaving Matrimonial Home
3 months ago

Calcutta High Court Quashes Cruelty Case Filed By Wife Against Husband 3 Yrs After Leaving Matrimonial Home

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has quashed a case initiated by a wife against her husband under Section 498A of the IPC, accusing him of cruelty towards her, three years after leaving their matrimonial home. While the wife had left the husband's house in 2020, she filed a complaint accusing him of cruelty in 2023.Justice Shampa Paul held: The allegations in …

Long Separation, Absence Of Cohabitation, Complete Breakdown Of Bonds Between Spouses Is Cruelty U/S 13(1)(ia) HMA: MP High Court
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3 months ago

Long Separation, Absence Of Cohabitation, Complete Breakdown Of Bonds Between Spouses Is Cruelty U/S 13(1)(ia) HMA: MP High Court

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The Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that long separation, absence of cohabitation, the complete breakdown of all meaningful bonds and the existing bitterness between the spouses must be read as 'cruelty' under Section 13 of the 1955 Act. With this, the Court allowed an appeal filed by the Husband challenging a family court order whereby his application filed under …

Women should not misuse cruelty law for ‘personal vendetta’ against husbands: Supreme Court
3 months ago

Women should not misuse cruelty law for ‘personal vendetta’ against husbands: Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

Amid outrage over the death by suicide of a Bengaluru-based techie due to alleged harassment by his wife and in-laws, the Supreme Court, in a separate case, warned against the misuse of the cruelty law in marital dispute cases lodged by women against their husbands. The Supreme Court of India The cruelty law cannot be misused as a “personal tool …

Cruelty law being misused for personal vendetta against husband: Supreme Court
3 months ago

Cruelty law being misused for personal vendetta against husband: Supreme Court

India Today  

The Supreme Court has warned against the misuse of the law in marital dispute cases lodged by women against their husbands and families, saying that it cannot be used as a "tool to unleash personal vendetta". The court said the introduction of Section 498 was aimed at stopping cruelty inflicted on a woman by her husband and his family, by …

Husband Forcing Wife To Leave Job And Live As Per His Wish, Style Amounts To Cruelty: Madhya Pradesh High Court In Divorce Case
4 months ago

Husband Forcing Wife To Leave Job And Live As Per His Wish, Style Amounts To Cruelty: Madhya Pradesh High Court In Divorce Case

Live Law  

Allowing a woman's plea for dissolving her marriage to a man, the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court observed that in the case at hand the the husband compelling his wife to leave her government job till he gets the job, and to "live as per his wish and style" amounts to cruelty. In doing so the court …

High Court Rules on Insulting Religious Beliefs: Wife Found Guilty
4 months, 1 week ago

High Court Rules on Insulting Religious Beliefs: Wife Found Guilty

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The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that the conduct of a wife in insulting religion of her husband, his religious beliefs and his Gods amounts to mental cruelty. The court observed that the wife was attending prayer meetings at the Church for the last ten years and she also admitted to have not done any Hindu puja for the last …

'Abuse Of Criminal Process, Vague Allegations' : Supreme Court Quashes Wife's S.498A Case Against In-Laws
5 months, 2 weeks ago

'Abuse Of Criminal Process, Vague Allegations' : Supreme Court Quashes Wife's S.498A Case Against In-Laws

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Observing that a criminal case cannot be allowed to proceed based on vague and obscure complaints, the Supreme Court quashed a criminal case under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code case against the in-laws of a complaint-wife.It was a case where the wife had initiated the proceedings against the appellants under Sections 498A, 323, 504, and 506 read with …

Wife Threatening To Commit Suicide, Filing False Dowry Harassment Case Would Amount To Mental Cruelty: Madras High Court
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Wife Threatening To Commit Suicide, Filing False Dowry Harassment Case Would Amount To Mental Cruelty: Madras High Court

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Granting divorce to a husband, the Madras High Court recently observed that a wife threatening to commit suicide would amount to cruelty. The court also noted that the wife had filed false dowry harassment case against the husband and his family which had tarnished the family's image. The court thus noted that the wife had used the false dowry harassment …

Long Separation Coupled With Criminal Prosecution Without Any Desire To Retrieve Relationship Shows Irretrievable Breakdown Of Marriage: Allahabad HC
6 months ago

Long Separation Coupled With Criminal Prosecution Without Any Desire To Retrieve Relationship Shows Irretrievable Breakdown Of Marriage: Allahabad HC

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The Allahabad High Court has held that long separation coupled with criminal prosecution and harsh words without any desire to retrieve the matrimonial relationship shows an irretrievable breakdown of marriage. While dealing with a matrimonial case of 21 years of separation, the bench comprising of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Donadi Ramesh held “Desertion suffered over long years in …

Termination of Pregnancy Without Husband’s Consent Amounts to Cruelty: Madhya Pradesh HC
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Termination of Pregnancy Without Husband’s Consent Amounts to Cruelty: Madhya Pradesh HC

News 18  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that the termination of pregnancy without the husband’s consent constitutes cruelty under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, while upholding the dissolution of marriage between the appellant and the respondent on the grounds of cruelty and desertion. The court, presided over by Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Binod Kumar Dwivedi, examined …

Husband's Girlfriend Is Not His Relative, Cannot Be Booked For Cruelty Under Section 498A IPC: Bombay High Court
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Husband's Girlfriend Is Not His Relative, Cannot Be Booked For Cruelty Under Section 498A IPC: Bombay High Court

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In a significant order, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court held that the girlfriend of a husband cannot be booked under charges of domestic violence or cruelty punishable under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. "As the applicant is not the relative of husband of the complainant, 498-A of the Indian Penal Code shall not be attracted. …

S. 498A IPC | In-Laws Can't Be Booked Merely On Allegations That They Supported Husband Who Subjected Wife To Cruelty: Bombay HC
7 months, 1 week ago

S. 498A IPC | In-Laws Can't Be Booked Merely On Allegations That They Supported Husband Who Subjected Wife To Cruelty: Bombay HC

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently held that merely because the complaint states that the in-laws supported the husband in subjecting her to cruelty would not mean that they have committed the offence punishable under Section 498A of the IPC.A division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande quashed a case of cruelty against four members of a family, all …

Woman Seeking Divorce From 'Loveless Marriage' Not Expected To Recall Each And Every Incident Of Cruelty: Kerala High Court
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Woman Seeking Divorce From 'Loveless Marriage' Not Expected To Recall Each And Every Incident Of Cruelty: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has held that a woman who complains of being in a loveless relationship with her husband who is allegedly living a wayward life and acting under the influence of alcohol would not be able to enumerate each and every incident of cruelty. The Family Court held that the disputes between the parties were part of 'ordinary …

MP man claims wife left him as he is dark-skinned; cops call couple for counselling
8 months ago

MP man claims wife left him as he is dark-skinned; cops call couple for counselling

Deccan Chronicle  

A 24-year-old man in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior city has claimed his wife left him because of his dark complexion and also filed a harassment complaint against him.The man has also filed a police complaint against his wife over the issue, an official said on Thursday.The police have called both of them for counselling on Saturday before initiating any action in …

Depriving Father From Meeting Daughter On Account Of Marital Discord Is Cruelty: Punjab & Haryana High Court
8 months, 1 week ago

Depriving Father From Meeting Daughter On Account Of Marital Discord Is Cruelty: Punjab & Haryana High Court

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The Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that depriving a father from meeting his daughter on account of marital discord amounts to cruelty under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act.While dismissing refusing to interfere in divorce granted on the ground of cruelty, division bench of Justice Sudhir Singh and Justice Harsh Bunger said, "that depriving the …

Depriving Spouse Of Being On Facebook, Instagram; Damaging Partner's Reputation/ Social Standing May Amount To Cruelty: Telangana HC
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Depriving Spouse Of Being On Facebook, Instagram; Damaging Partner's Reputation/ Social Standing May Amount To Cruelty: Telangana HC

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court has ruled that any act of damage to reputation, social standing or work prospects by one spouse to the other would fall within the term “cruelty”. The Trial Court in November 2021 dismissed the appellant's petition for divorce on the ground that the appellant had failed to establish a case of cruelty for grant of divorce. …

Murder Conviction & Life Imprisonment Of Husband Ground For Divorce On Account Of Mental Cruelty: Madhya Pradesh High Court
9 months, 1 week ago

Murder Conviction & Life Imprisonment Of Husband Ground For Divorce On Account Of Mental Cruelty: Madhya Pradesh High Court

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Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the factum of a husband sentenced to life imprisonment in a murder case can be grounds for divorce on account of 'mental cruelty' to the wife. “…Therefore, the conviction of the husband under Section 302 of IPC and sentence of life imprisonment amounts to mental cruelty towards the wife which entails her getting …

'Educated People Expected to be Civilised Are Snatching Away 18-Month-Old Child': Madhya Pradesh HC Grants Custody to Mother
10 months, 2 weeks ago

'Educated People Expected to be Civilised Are Snatching Away 18-Month-Old Child': Madhya Pradesh HC Grants Custody to Mother

News 18  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, in a recent verdict, granted custody of an 18-month-old child to the mother, who approached the court with a writ of Habeas Corpus, alleging that her son was forcibly kept away from her by her husband and in-laws. The decision was delivered by a bench of Justice Rohit Arya and Justice Rajendra Kumar Vani, who …

Falsely Accusing Spouse Of Extra Marital Relationship, Refusal To Accept Children Constitutes Mental Cruelty: Delhi High Court
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Falsely Accusing Spouse Of Extra Marital Relationship, Refusal To Accept Children Constitutes Mental Cruelty: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has recently observed that falsely accusing a spouse of being in an extra marital relationship and denying parentage of the children constitutes mental cruelty. A division bench comprising of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said that repudiation of the matrimonial bond and refusal to accept the children, who are innocent victims in …

Delhi HC grants man divorce over wife repeatedly leaving matrimonial home
11 months, 1 week ago

Delhi HC grants man divorce over wife repeatedly leaving matrimonial home

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: A woman repeatedly leaving her matrimonial home for no fault attributable to the husband amounts to cruelty, a ground for divorce, the Delhi high court said in a recent verdict granting divorce to the couple. In its 23-page verdict, a bench of justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Neena Bansal Krishna allowed the husband’s petition against the family court’s …

Delhi High Court Rejects Husband's Plea For Divorce, Says Matrimonial Disputes Due To Mere Lack Of Adjustment Are Unfortunate
1 year ago

Delhi High Court Rejects Husband's Plea For Divorce, Says Matrimonial Disputes Due To Mere Lack Of Adjustment Are Unfortunate

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that unfortunate are the matrimonial disputes where the “fountain head of friction” inter se the spouses is mere lack of adjustment, understanding and the will to stay together. “These factors are the wheels of the chariot of a workable marriage and if either spouse becomes averse to move together and chooses to abandon the …

Husband expecting wife to do household chores can't be termed as cruelty: Delhi HC
1 year ago

Husband expecting wife to do household chores can't be termed as cruelty: Delhi HC

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Asking a husband to live separately from his family amounts to cruelty by his wife, the Delhi High Court has said. The court also stated that in a marriage, the intent is to share the responsibilities of a future life and the husband expecting his wife to do household chores cannot be termed as cruelty. The appellant husband, …

Unscrupulous Litigation Against Husband & Family Even After Settlement & Mutual Divorce: MP High Court Imposes Rs 1 Lakh Cost On Wife
1 year ago

Unscrupulous Litigation Against Husband & Family Even After Settlement & Mutual Divorce: MP High Court Imposes Rs 1 Lakh Cost On Wife

Live Law  

Madhya Pradesh High Court has imposed Rs 1 Lakh cost on a litigant wife for misusing the process of court by continuing prosecution against the husband and his family even after reaching a settlement and obtaining a decree of divorce by mutual consent. Regarding the allegation levelled against the husband and his octogenarian parents under Section 313 IPC, the court …

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