Acts of sodomy and forcible unnatural intercourse amount to cruelty and are grounds for a decree of divorce
Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Division Bench comprising of M.M.S. Bedi and Hari Pal Verma, JJ., allowed the appeal against the
Cruelty
Seeking financial help from wife does not by itself amount to cruelty
Bombay High Court: A criminal appeal preferred by the appellant against the order of his conviction and sentence passed by the trial
S. 304-B IPC is not applicable where cruelty did not take place soon before death of the deceased
Chhattisgarh High Court: Conviction of the accused under Section 304-B of IPC was set aside by a Single Judge Bench comprising of
Mere non-sending of wife to her parental house does not amount to cruelty under S. 498-A IPC
Karnataka High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of K. Somashekar, J., decided a criminal appeal filed under Section 374(2) of IPC,
Merely because husband is acquitted in domestic violence case, would not amount to cruelty on behalf of wife to succeed in divorce petition
Chhattisgarh High Court: The Court recently heard an appeal from the Family Court under Section 19(1) of the Family Courts Act, 1984
Divorce petition allowed on the grounds of cruelty and adultery
High Court of Kenya: The petition was filed pertaining to the issue of dissolution of marriage on the grounds of cruelty and
Husband seeking divorce on ground of cruelty to pay one time permanent alimony to wife and provide her with a residence
Supreme Court: In the case where the wife made reckless, defamatory and false accusations against her husband, his family members and colleagues,
Isolated instances of long past cannot constitute an act of cruelty under Section 13(1)(ia)of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
Supreme Court: Explaining the scope of ‘cruelty’ as a ground for dissolution of marriage, the Bench of R.K. Agrawal and A.M. Sapre,
Ordinary tantrums and discord or differences in domestic life does not amount to cruelty as envisaged under Section 498-A IPC
Bombay High Court: While allowing the application for suspension of sentence of the applicant/accused under Sections 498-A and 306 read with Section
Intention to continue marriage just to torment and traumatise one’s spouse is a relevant factor to decide upon cruelty
Delhi High Court: Delivering its judgment in a petition for the annulment of the marriage on the grounds of mental cruelty, the
Withdrawal of consent from a settlement for divorce, without any cogent cause, amounts to cruelty
Delhi High Court: While upholding the impugned judgment of the Family Court granting divorce to the parties, the Division Bench of Pradeep Nandrajog,
In order to convict a person for abetment of suicide, there has to be a clear mens rea to commit an offence
Supreme Court: Dealing with the scope of Section 306 IPC, the Court said that in order to convict a person under Section
Mere suspicion of extra-marital relationship, per se, would not come within the ambit of ‘cruelty’ under Section 498-A IPC
Supreme Court: Stating that extra-marital relationship, per se, or as such would not come within the ambit of Section 498-A IPC, the
Factum of unnatural death within 7 years of marriage is not ipso facto sufficient for conviction for dowry death
Supreme Court: In the appeal filed by the in-laws of the deceased upon being aggrieved by the conversion of their acquittal into
Forcing the husband to leave his parents, who are dependent on his income, amounts to cruelty
Supreme Court: Dealing with the case where the husband had sought divorce from his wife on the ground that she was forcing
Assaulting wife under state of intoxication constitutes cruelty for grant of decree of divorce
Chhattisgarh High Court: While judging the legality and validity of the decision of the Family Court, Bilaspur, which issued a decree of
Past acts of cruelty after condonation, are not a ground to seek divorce, unless revived by later acts of cruelty
Delhi High Court: Hearing an appeal against the Family Court’s order dismissing the appellant husband’s petition for dissolution of marriage on grounds
Wife of the Complainant’s brother not a ‘relative of the husband’ under S. 498-A IPC
Andhra Pradesh High Court: While interpreting the definition of ‘Husband’s relatives under Section 498A Penal Code, 1860, the Bench comprising of U.
Strict directions given to the State of Kerala to ensure that no cruelty is meted out to captive elephants
Supreme Court: Expressing concern over the cruelty meted out to elephants owned by private persons in the State of Kerala, the Division
Abusing a spouse and spouse’s family using derogatory terms, amounts to cruelty
Supreme Court: In the instant case related to dissolution of marriage, the Division Bench of Vikramjit Sen and A.M Sapre, JJ., observed