Allahabad HC: Cruelty Case Quashed, Court Cites Sexual Incompatibility
Shruti Mahapatra
The Allahabad High Court dismissed a cruelty case against a husband, observing that the dispute with his wife was due to sexual incompatibility, not dowry harassment or cruelty.
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