The Chhattisgarh High Court ruled that a father living with a second wife without legally divorcing his first wife commits “misconduct” and “cruelty,” holding that child welfare prevails over financial capacity while denying him custody.
The Karnataka High Court quashed a 498A case, ruling that minor marital disagreements over cooking, cleaning, and diet do not amount to cruelty. The judgment warns against the misuse of the law as a tool to harass families.
A Thane sessions court acquitted a husband and his family in a dowry suicide case, ruling that ordinary marital discord does not amount to legal cruelty and that the prosecution failed to prove a direct link between the accused and the woman’s death.
Invoking Article 142, the Supreme Court dissolved an irretrievably broken marriage, holding that its continuance would only prolong agony. The Court granted divorce despite trial and High Court findings, stressing complete justice over rigid statutory grounds of law.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that a husband cannot deny maintenance by alleging adultery when the divorce was granted on the ground of cruelty. The Court also enhanced the minor daughter’s maintenance considering education and living expenses.
Bombay High Court acquitted a husband and mother in a dowry death case, holding that a short-tempered wife’s suicide in a fit of anger did not constitute dowry death. The court said evidence failed to prove cruelty under law.
A couple from Gujarat ended their 23-year marriage after a long dispute over eating onion and garlic, leading the High Court to uphold their divorce. Judges agreed the prolonged conflict over dietary choices made the relationship irreparable today.
A Gujarat man has approached the High Court seeking divorce, alleging his wife’s obsession with stray dogs caused cruelty in marriage, claiming she forced him to share their bed with the animals and endure repeated attacks.
The Bombay High Court ruled that mere crying or unhappiness of a wife cannot prove cruelty under Section 498A IPC. The Court acquitted the husband, citing lack of evidence of harassment or abetment to suicide.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that false allegations of infidelity amount to mental cruelty, granting divorce to a husband whose wife accused him without proof, emphasizing that anger cannot justify defamatory claims in marriage.
