The Delhi High Court ruled that continuous behaviour creating suspicion of infidelity, coupled with failure to clear such doubts, constitutes mental cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act. The court upheld a husband’s divorce plea, citing the wife’s evasive conduct and unexplained relationships.
Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court refused to cancel the criminal case against a man accused of uploading a private video of himself and his wife on Facebook. The court strongly criticized the act, saying it was a serious breach of trust and privacy in a marriage. Justice Vinod Diwakar, who delivered the ruling, stated that the husband had “gravely breached the sanctity of the marital relations” by sharing such a video online.
The Delhi High Court upheld the dissolution of a septuagenarian couple’s marriage after years of separation, dismissing the wife’s challenge to the divorce decree granted to the husband on grounds of cruelty. The court emphasized the lack of effort from the wife in reconciling and her pursuit of legal battles against the husband, leading to the definitive end of any chance of reunion.