The Jharkhand High Court ruled that accessing a wife’s private photographs without her consent and showing them to family members amounts to grave mental cruelty, as it humiliates her and destroys the trust and dignity essential to a marital relationship.
The Allahabad High Court directed that private photos cannot be filed without prior court approval, emphasizing the infringement on privacy rights and potential emotional distress. The court explicitly instructed its registry not to accept private or indecent photographs without prior approval. The directive stemmed from a bail plea in a rape case involving specific private photographs. The accused was granted bail after clarification from their legal counsel.
