Filing False Complaints Against Spouse is Cruelty, Rules Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court ruled that filing false complaints against a spouse amounts to cruelty. The court upheld the husband’s divorce, citing mental harassment by the wife.
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Continuous Cruelty Must Be Proven Under Section 498A: Bombay High Court Quashes FIR
The Bombay High Court ruled that to prove an offense under Section 498A, a woman must show continuous cruelty near the time of the complaint.
Kerala High Court: Wife Not Knowing Cooking or Seeking Employer’s Help Not Cruelty
The Kerala High Court ruled that a wife not knowing how to cook or seeking help from her husband’s employer to fix their strained marriage does not amount to cruelty. The Court dismissed the husband’s plea for divorce, emphasizing that minor issues cannot justify dissolving a marriage.
Kerala High Court: Trivial Disputes in Marriage Are Not Dowry Harassment Under Section 498A IPC
The Kerala High Court ruled that minor disputes in marriage do not amount to dowry harassment under Section 498A IPC unless both dowry demand and cruelty are proven. The Court cautioned against misuse of the law in trivial matters.
Karnataka High Court Grants Divorce After Wife Insults Husband’s Dark Complexion
The Karnataka High Court granted a divorce after a wife insulted her husband’s dark complexion, falsely accused him of an affair, and refused to withdraw complaints. The court ruled that these actions amounted to cruelty.
Not Having Physical Relationship After Marriage Is Not Cruelty Under IPC 498A: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court ruled that not having a physical relationship after marriage is not cruelty under IPC 498A but qualifies as cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act. The court annulled the marriage but dismissed criminal proceedings against the husband.
Delhi High Court Grants Divorce Over Wife’s Verbal Abuse Towards Husband
The Delhi High Court upheld a divorce after ruling that constant verbal abuse by a wife towards her husband and his family amounts to cruelty.
Marrying Another Woman Without Wife’s Consent is Cruelty, Rules Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court ruled that marrying another woman without the first wife’s consent is cruelty under Section 498-A IPC. The court emphasized that such an act can cause severe mental trauma and violates the intent of the law.
Punjab & Haryana HC Denies Permanent Alimony to Wife Living in Adultery
The Punjab & Haryana High Court ruled that a wife guilty of adultery cannot claim permanent alimony. The court upheld the divorce decree, citing both cruelty and adultery.
Calling Husband a “Womaniser” Without Proof is Cruelty: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court ruled that false allegations against a husband, like calling him a “womaniser” and “alcoholic” without proof, amount to cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act.