Husband abusing wife, a teacher, in filthy language in front of her students would not only tarnish her image in society but also amount to mental cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act, the Chhattisgarh High Court held.
If a husband comes home late at night frequently and wife ventilates her doubts on whether he is having some affair, the same cannot be termed cruelty, held the Chhattisgarh High Court recently.
The Court, therefore, dismissed the appeal filed by a husband challenging the June 28, 2019 order of a Family Court in Janjgir which had denied decree of divorce to him on grounds of cruelty.
The Chhattisgarh High Court recently observed that if a husband indulges in excessive drinking of alcohol instead of discharging his duties, it would amount to mental cruelty to his wife and family.
The bench opined that by such an allegation, the wife has 'assassinated' the character of her own mother-in-law and that the same cannot be side-lined to say that it was a spur of moment, but it was in raged situation.