The Kerala High Court held that refusing to take mental health treatment for the sake of a peaceful marriage amounts to cruelty, supporting a husband’s claim for divorce based on mental and emotional abuse.
The Madras High Court granted divorce to a man, ruling that his wife’s refusal of intimacy and pressure to live beyond his means amounted to cruelty under marriage law.
The Delhi High Court ruled that making false accusations of an extra-marital affair amounts to mental cruelty and upheld the divorce granted to a husband by the family court.
The Supreme Court ruled that calling a husband “impotent” or using abusive language during a marital dispute is not enough to prove abetment to suicide. The Court quashed the case against the wife and her family.
The Supreme Court ruled in Manju Ram Kalita v. State of Assam that petty quarrels between husband and wife do not amount to cruelty under Section 498A IPC unless they are serious and continuous.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that a wife’s vulgar chats with other men can amount to mental cruelty, upholding a family court’s decision to grant her husband a divorce.
The Karnataka High Court ruled that a wife cannot be accused of extortion for seeking or receiving maintenance granted by a competent court, stating that such actions do not amount to criminal offense.
The Bombay High Court ruled that merely asking a wife to bring money from her parents, without clear proof of cruelty or abuse, does not amount to harassment, while quashing a false FIR against her husband and in-laws.
The Telangana High Court ruled that damaging a spouse’s reputation or restricting their access to social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram can be considered cruelty. The court granted a husband’s divorce appeal, citing mental cruelty caused by false allegations and repeated legal cases.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court upheld a divorce ruling for a man whose wife refused to live with his elderly mother, citing mental cruelty as a key factor.
