The Delhi High Court ruled that a husband’s financial instability, along with failed efforts to earn and resulting abusive behavior, can cause mental cruelty to the wife. The court granted divorce on these grounds.
The Karnataka High Court dissolved a marriage after the wife insulted her husband for being dark-skinned and made false allegations. The court ruled this as cruelty and granted the man divorce.
The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that falsely accusing a husband of having an illicit relationship with his own mother is mental cruelty. The court granted the husband a divorce and ordered a monthly maintenance of ₹35,000 for the wife.
The Delhi High Court has upheld a family court’s decision to grant divorce to a husband, stating that constant verbal abuse and insulting language used by the wife towards him and his family amounted to cruelty.
The Orissa High Court ruled that a woman can file a cruelty case under Section 498A IPC at the place where she is living after leaving her matrimonial home due to abuse. This ensures mental cruelty at her current residence is also recognized under the law.
The Bombay High Court ruled that mental cruelty under Section 498A IPC can happen even when in-laws live separately. The court dismissed an attempt by the husband’s relatives to cancel a dowry and cruelty case.
The Bombay High Court held that a husband marrying another woman without the first wife’s consent is a form of cruelty under Section 498A IPC, as it causes serious emotional harm and mental trauma to the wife.
The Bombay High Court dismissed a wife’s plea to cancel a divorce, stating she was aware of court procedures but failed to appear despite being served summons multiple times.
Bombay High Court confirmed that making baseless accusations like calling a husband an alcoholic or womaniser without proof is mental cruelty and upheld a Pune family court’s divorce ruling.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled that a wife’s act of filing false cases amounts to cruelty and granted divorce to the husband. The wife was also awarded Rs.18 lakh as full and final alimony.
