Mother Coaching Daughter Against Father is Cruelty: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently ruled that a mother tutoring her daughter to speak against her father amounts to mental cruelty. The court made this observation while granting divorce to a man whose wife had filed multiple criminal cases against him and his family while also restricting his access to their minor child.
A division bench comprising Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Vinay Saraf stated that the wife had “crossed all barriers” by making serious allegations against her husband and his family. Though the court refrained from commenting on the criminal cases due to their pending status, it recognized the emotional distress caused to the husband.
Husband Denied Access to Daughter
The case dates back to 2014 when the couple had a daughter. However, the wife allegedly did not allow the husband to meet the child, forcing him to file a civil suit for custody. Despite the Family Court’s directive allowing him visitation rights, the wife refused to comply.
The High Court referenced recent rulings by the Delhi and Kerala High Courts, which recognized parental alienation as a form of mental cruelty. The bench noted that the wife deliberately kept the child away from her father and even coached her to speak against him.
Court Grants Divorce Citing Mental Cruelty
The husband had initially filed for divorce on grounds of mental cruelty and desertion in a district court. The Supreme Court later transferred the case to the Principal Judge, Family Court, Jabalpur. However, the lower court dismissed his plea in 2020. The husband then appealed to the High Court.
Upon reviewing the case, the High Court ruled in favor of the husband, noting that the wife had left the matrimonial home within months of the marriage and never returned. Reconciliation attempts had failed, and multiple legal cases had further strained their relationship.
The court observed that the marriage had “irretrievably broken down” due to numerous complaints and FIRs filed by the wife. It concluded that granting a divorce would provide relief to both parties, acknowledging that the bitterness between them had made reconciliation impossible.
Final Verdict
While granting the divorce, the High Court clarified that it would not comment on the pending criminal cases to avoid influencing their outcome. However, it upheld that the wife’s actions had amounted to mental cruelty, justifying the dissolution of the marriage.
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