Mental cruelty

Mental cruelty


Madras High Court ruling that a wifes criminal complaint cannot amount to mental cruelty unless it is proven false.
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Wife's Criminal Complaint Not Cruelty Unless False: Madras High Court

- By Salil Tiwari | | 17 Jun 2026 2:59 PM IST

Supreme Court ruling that a husbands 13-day silence did not constitute cruelty under Section 498A IPC.
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Supreme Court on Mental Cruelty: Refusing to Speak to Spouse Alone Does Not Attract Section 498A IPC

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Salil Tiwari | | 3 Jun 2026 11:33 AM IST

Madras High Court upholds divorce decree after finding mental cruelty based on affair allegations, complaints to Army authorities, and removal of thali.
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Removing Thali, False Affair Complaints to Army Bosses Is Cruelty: Madras High Court

- By Salil Tiwari | | 2 Jun 2026 2:56 PM IST

Madras High Court grants divorce holding secret marriage of daughter amounted to mental cruelty against father.
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Wife Secretly Marrying Daughter Without Informing Father Amounts To Mental Cruelty: Madras High Court In Divorce Case

- By Salil Tiwari | | 20 May 2026 11:24 AM IST

Madhya Pradesh High Court Grants Divorce, Says Repeated Desertion Amounts To Mental Cruelty
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Madhya Pradesh High Court Grants Divorce, Says Repeated Desertion Amounts To Mental Cruelty

- By Himanshi Hans | | 24 Feb 2026 6:25 PM IST

Jharkhand High Court upholds divorce order over concealed murder conviction and age.
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Marriage Built on Trust, Not Lies: Jharkhand High Court Backs Divorce Over Wife's Suppressed Murder Conviction

- By Salil Tiwari | | 13 Jan 2026 2:05 PM IST

Delhi High Court Says Non Consummation of Marriage Is a Valid Ground for Divorce
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Delhi High Court Says Non Consummation of Marriage Is a Valid Ground for Divorce

- By Ritu Yadav | | 10 Dec 2025 5:50 PM IST

Supreme Court judges emphasize civil dispute cannot be given criminal colour, quashing FIR
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Section 498A IPC: Supreme Court Clarifies Allegations Must Specify Acts of Cruelty

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Edits by Salil Tiwari | | 6 Oct 2025 4:17 PM IST

Delhi High Court building with gavel symbolizing ruling on cruelty in marriage and divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act.
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Forcing Husband to Cut Ties with His Family Amounts to Cruelty, Says Delhi HC

- By Ritu Yadav | | 19 Sept 2025 12:35 PM IST

MP High Court Grants Divorce to Husband After Wifes Self-Immolation Attempts, False Blame on In-Laws
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MP High Court Grants Divorce to Husband After Wife's Self-Immolation Attempts, False Blame on In-Laws

- By Salil Tiwari | | 6 Sept 2025 3:58 PM IST

Unproven Sexual Allegations Against Father-in-law, Husband Amount to Cruelty: Madras High Court
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Unproven Sexual Allegations Against Father-in-law, Husband Amount to Cruelty: Madras High Court

- By Salil Tiwari | | 16 Jun 2025 7:00 PM IST

Mocking Husband’s Disability Is Mental Cruelty: Orissa High Court Upholds Divorce Without Alimony
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Mocking Husband’s Disability Is Mental Cruelty: Orissa High Court Upholds Divorce Without Alimony

- By Salil Tiwari | | 12 Jun 2025 5:00 PM IST