High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Monika Sharma v. Kuldeep Kumar Dogra

MANU/HP/0657/2015

31.07.2015

Family

Repeated false allegations can constitute 'cruelty'

Mindful that the test for 'cruelty' in a marriage was a flexible one, the Court held that repeated false accusations by the wife against the husband, made knowingly, beseeching his reputation constituted cruelty. The Court dismissed the appeal of the wife and held that such cruelty entitled the husband for a decree of divorce.

Relevant

Vishwanath Agrawal, S/O Sitaram Agrawal vs. Sarla Vishwanath Agrawal, MANU/SC/0513/2012
N.G. Dastane vs. S. Dastane MANU/SC/0330/1975
Samar Ghosh vs. Jaya Ghosh MANU/SC/1386/2007

Tags : cruelty marriage divorce

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