The Delhi High Court has upheld a divorce decree granted to a husband, ruling that the wife’s conduct, which included a physical altercation, levelling unsubstantiated allegations of adultery, and initiating multiple vexatious criminal proceedings, constituted extreme mental cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.

A Division Bench of Justice Anil Khetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar dismissed an appeal filed by the wife against a judgment dated June 7, 2022, from the Principal Judge, Family Courts, Shahdara, which had dissolved the marriage on the grounds of cruelty under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Act.

Background of the Case

The appellant-wife and the respondent-husband were married on November 21, 1997, and have one son. The relationship deteriorated over time, le

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