Wife’s Vulgar Chatting With Other Men Is Mental Cruelty, Rules Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently ruled that a wife’s vulgar chats with other men after marriage can be considered mental cruelty to her husband. As a result, the Court dismissed the woman’s appeal and upheld the family court’s decision to grant the husband a divorce.
The couple had married in 2018, and the husband, who is partially deaf, claimed that his condition was disclosed before marriage. However, he said that shortly after the wedding, his wife began misbehaving with his mother and left the marital home after just one and a half months.
He also accused her of talking to her former lovers on mobile and presented WhatsApp chats that were vulgar in nature as evidence.
The wife denied these claims and argued that the chats were planted by her husband, who had hacked her phone to create false evidence. She also alleged domestic violence and a dowry demand of ₹25 lakh from the husband.
However, the High Court rejected her claims, noting that her own father, a senior lawyer, admitted she had a habit of talking to male friends. The father did not testify in court to deny his earlier statement to the police.
“The chat transcripts with individuals like Vinod were clearly vulgar and indecent. There was no FIR or complaint filed by the wife to counter the husband’s allegations,” the Court observed.
The Court held that the husband had provided enough evidence to prove mental cruelty, and there was no strong argument from the wife’s side to overturn the lower court’s ruling.
“No husband can tolerate his wife chatting in a vulgar manner with other men,” the Court stated firmly.
The bench, including Justices Vivek Rusia and Gajendra Singh, also noted that while both partners have freedom to communicate, the nature of conversations must be respectful and decent, especially with members of the opposite sex.
“If a husband or wife continues vulgar chats even after objections, it can amount to mental cruelty,” the judgment said.
The Court concluded that the family court was right in granting divorce, as the wife’s conduct clearly hurt the husband’s mental well-being.
Case Highlights:
- Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court
- Year of Marriage: 2018
- Key Issue: Wife’s vulgar chats with other men
- Judgment: Divorce granted due to mental cruelty
- Judges: Justices Vivek Rusia and Gajendra Singh
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