False Allegation of Alcoholism and Continuous Humiliation of Husband by Wife Amount to Cruelty: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently granted divorce to a man after finding that his wife had made false accusations against him, claiming that he was a habitual drunkard. The Court observed that the wife’s behavior amounted to mental cruelty under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, as she repeatedly humiliated her husband in social circles by calling him an alcoholic. The case was heard by a Division…
