Accusing spouse of adultery is cruel: Himachal Pradesh High Court Upholds Divorce on Grounds of Adultery Accusations
In a recent judgment, the Himachal Pradesh High Court upheld a family court's decision to grant divorce to a husband on grounds of cruelty, emphasizing that false accusations of adultery can constitute mental cruelty. The division bench, consisting of Justices Vivek Singh Thakur and Sandeep Sharma, highlighted that intention is not a necessary element in cruelty, and relief cannot be denied even if ill-treatment was unintentional. The case, Kamlesh Thakur…
