False Newspaper Notice About Husband Leads to ₹1 Lakh Fine on Woman: Calcutta High Court

In a significant judgment by the Calcutta High Court’s Circuit Bench at Port Blair, Justice Supratim Bhattacharya dealt with a unique case involving matrimonial conflict and defamation. The case arose from the act of a wife, Sutapa Das, who publicly accused her husband of intending to remarry while their divorce proceedings were still pending. The dispute reached the court after defamatory notices were published without proper evidence, sparking a civil…