Recently, the Bombay High Court considered the question of whether a woman’s decision to terminate her pregnancy without the consent of her husband can be called cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act. As per the Bench of Justices Atul Chandurkar and Urmila Joshi-Phalke a woman cannot be forced to give birth to a child. Observing
Wife Terminating Pregnancy Without Husband’s Consent is Not Cruelty: Bombay HC
