According to the Madras High Court, if a husband’s extramarital relationship causes serious domestic discord between the married couple, he can be convicted of causing mental cruelty to his wife under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sentenced to imprisonment. This ruling was passed by Justice D.Bharatha Chakravarthy while confirming Nakkeeran, alias
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