Wife's Refusal To Consummate Marriage Amounts To Mental Cruelty, Ground For Divorce: Madhya Pradesh High Court

In a landmark judgment by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Jabalpur, Justices Sheel Nagu and Vinay Saraf dissolved a marriage under Section 13(1)(i-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The judgment, delivered on January 3, 2024, sheds light on the nuanced interpretation of mental cruelty and its implications for divorce. CASE BACKGROUND: The case involved Sudeepto Saha (Appellant) and Moumita Saha (Respondent), a couple whose marriage, solemnized on…