The Madras High Court ruled that making unproven sexual allegations against a husband and his father causes mental cruelty and can be valid grounds for seeking divorce under the law.
The Madras High Court ruled that forcing a spouse to convert to another religion without their consent is a form of violence and mental cruelty. The case involved a Hindu wife who was pressured by her Muslim husband to change her faith. The Court upheld the divorce, stating that such actions violate fundamental rights and personal freedom under the Indian Constitution.
The Calcutta High Court granted a divorce to a husband, saying that the “imposition” of his wife’s friend’s family on him was a valid reason for separation. The husband argued that his wife’s constant insistence on visits and the interference of her friends and their families made the situation unbearable. The court agreed with the husband, recognizing that this affected his mental peace.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently ruled that a wife calling her husband a Hijda (transgender) constitutes mental cruelty. The court upheld a divorce decree in favor of the husband, stating that such derogatory remarks and abusive conduct amount to cruelty, ultimately dissolving the marriage due to irreparable breakdown.
Today, 11th April, The Madhya Pradesh High Court (HC) ruled that denying food to a married woman due to unmet dowry demands constitutes physical and mental cruelty, punishable under Section 498A of the IPC. The court also noted that forcing a woman to live in her parental home due to dowry non-payment constitutes mental harassment. The ruling rejected the plea to dismiss a First Information Report (FIR) filed by the wife against her husband and in-laws, stating the allegations of withholding food and mental harassment were substantial. The court emphasized that the FIR was not retaliatory and dismissed the husband’s petition.
The Supreme Court of India, using Article 142, stopped criminal proceedings under IPC Section 498A, addressing mental cruelty by a wife against her ex-husband and relatives, filed six months post-divorce. The court highlighted the exhaustive consideration of the couple’s marital issues during divorce proceedings, deciding that perpetuating the legal battle through criminal proceedings would serve no constructive purpose.
According to the Delhi High Court, openly humiliating and labeling the husband as impotent in front of family members constitutes mental cruelty. The bench, in its decision to allow the appeal, emphasized that the husband’s public humiliation due to the wife’s deliberate or unintentional actions in referring to his sterility as impotence cannot be ignored. […]
Recently, the Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that a mother separating her daughter to speak against her father constitutes cruelty, emphasizing the seriousness of parental alienation. In a significant decision, the court highlighted the detrimental effects of such behavior on familial relationships. Madhya Pradesh: Recently, the Madhya Pradesh High Court issued an order involving parental […]