Tag: mental cruelty

Chhattisgarh HC grants divorce to working woman, holds husband’s abusive WhatsApp messages to her and sisters as grave mental cruelty under Hindu Marriage Act.

Editor High Courts September 23, 2026

Bilaspur : In a significant ruling that reinforces the legal recognition of mental cruelty in matrimonial disputes, the Chhattisgarh High Court at Bilaspur has dissolved the marriage of a 32-year-old working woman, holding that sustained harassment and abusive messages sent Read more…

Chhattisgarh High Court Grants Divorce, Cites Mental Cruelty After 498A Acquittal, Tonhi Case

Team Law Notify High Courts March 3, 2026

News Citation : 2026 LN (HC) 179 | 2026:CGHC:10934-DB March 03, 2026 : The High Court of Chhattisgarh has allowed a husband’s appeal and granted him a decree of divorce after holding that a prolonged criminal trial under Section 498A Read more…

Jharkhand High Court sets aside Family Court order and grants divorce, holding character assassination and humiliation amount to mental cruelty

Team Law Notify High Courts January 11, 2026

News Citation : 2026 LN (HC) 36 Ranchi, January 08, 2026 : The Jharkhand High Court has set aside a Family Court judgment and granted divorce to a woman on the ground of mental cruelty, holding that the conduct of Read more…