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
Wife’s ‘Vindictive’ False Criminal Cases and ‘Reckless’ Adultery Claims Constitute Cruelty, Justify Divorce: Delhi High Court
