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HUSBAND WIFE CRUELTY
'Normal marital wear and tear' not cruelty: Maharashtra court acquits 3 in dowry, suicide abetment case- Parents' support to wife doesn't relieve husband of maintenance duty: Allahabad HC
- Husband hides real age on matrimony site, claims to be 37 instead of 44, leading to incorrect horoscope match; HC grants wife divorce for this reason
- Despite getting Rs 20 lakh alimony in divorce settlement, wife continues criminal cases against husband, in-laws; HC quashes case as abuse of processA woman received Rs 20 lakh in permanent alimony as part of a divorce settlement. Despite agreeing to withdraw all cases, she continued cri...17 Jun, 2026, 07.11 AM IST
- 'Not speaking not marital cruelty': SC frees husband sentenced to jail over wife's suicide after 13 days of silence between themSupreme Court has acquitted a man convicted of cruelty after his wife died by suicide, ruling that 13 days of non-communication between spo...05 Jun, 2026, 05.01 PM IST
- Prolonged matrimonial litigation only leads to perpetuity of marriage on paper: SCThe Supreme Court has dissolved a marriage of a couple living apart for over 15 years. The court noted prolonged litigation and denial of s...03 Jun, 2026, 02.48 PM IST
- Husband wanted wife to stay home with his parents; her decision to pursue career despite his disapproval is not cruelty, rules Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has ruled that a wife's career choice is not cruelty. A woman's decision to open her own dental clinic was opposed by her...30 May, 2026, 11.23 AM IST
- Wife’s MBA degree or past employment with MNCs can’t stop her from demanding maintenance, rules HCAn Allahabad High Court ruling states a wife's education or earning potential does not disqualify her from maintenance. The court considere...29 May, 2026, 08.16 PM IST
- Husband claimed wife wasn't doing household work; HC orders him to pay Rs 20,000/month as wives not ‘deemed maids’The husband, a Chartered Accountant (CA) by profession, had in 2004 filed for a divorce on the ground of cruelty, claiming that “wife was n...26 May, 2026, 08.00 AM IST
- Bengaluru cop’s wife found dead: Family alleges dowry harassment after 26-year-old sent phone password before deathA 26-year-old woman, Lakshmi Priya, died under suspicious circumstances in Bengaluru's KR Pura police quarters. Her family alleges continuo...24 May, 2026, 05.07 PM IST
- Second marriage & dowry harassment: SC quashes FIR against in-laws, keeps 498A case against husbandThe Supreme Court quashed FIRs against a husband's in-laws and sister in a dowry harassment case. While the wife alleged they were aware of...11 May, 2026, 10.40 AM IST
- Denying wife kitchen access is mental cruelty, rules high court; mother-in-law gets relief but husband to face trialThe Bombay High Court has ruled that barring a wife from her matrimonial home's kitchen amounts to mental cruelty. This ruling allows a cas...12 Apr, 2026, 12.22 PM IST
- Financial control by husband alone doesn't amount to cruelty: Supreme Court quashes 498A caseThe Supreme Court granted relief to a husband from a 498A case filed by his wife. The court ruled that the husband's financial dominance, i...12 Jan, 2026, 02.30 PM IST
- Denial of marital intimacy and alienating child amounts to mental cruelty, says Delhi High Court and grants divorce to husbandMental Cruelty: Wife denied physical relations to husband, pressured him to transfer property in her name; Delhi High Court grants divorce ...07 Oct, 2025, 09.46 AM IST
- Post divorce, father told to pay Rs 10 lakh for wedding of daughter staying with motherThe Supreme Court of India directed a father to pay Rs 10 lakh for his daughter's wedding expenses. The daughter lives with his divorced wi...19 Sep, 2025, 12.30 PM IST
- Mental cruelty: Know how a husband won a divorce battle in High Court as wife mocked his physical infirmity; Permanent alimony amount to be decidedIn 2025, the Odisha High Court validated a divorce decree, affirming that a wife's demeaning remarks about her husband's physical disabilit...29 Jun, 2025, 09.00 AM IST
- HC: Forced unnatural sex with wife amounts to cruelty under IPC 498A, the section known for dowry casesThe Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled on a case of unnatural sex within marriage. The court stated that forcing unnatural sex on a wife, alon...30 May, 2025, 04.17 PM IST
- Wife watching porn, masturbation not cruelty to husband, says HC rejecting divorce pleaThe Madras high court ruled that a woman's private act of masturbation and watching porn does not constitute cruelty towards her husband. T...20 Mar, 2025, 10.04 AM IST
- Cruelty and isolated acts of adultery by wife no bar to receiving maintenance from husband: HCJustice Chandra Dhari Singh, who was dealing with a challenge to a trial court directing the husband to pay monthly maintenance to the wife...14 Apr, 2022, 09.32 PM IST
- Denial of sex by wife during pregnancy not cruelty: Delhi High CourtDelhi High Court said if the wife wakes up late in the morning or wants tea to be served in bed would at best show that she is lazy, and "l...06 Nov, 2016, 10.04 AM IST
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