Constant suicide threats by wife and forcing the husband to get
separated from his parents amount to 'cruelty', the Supreme Court held
and annulled a man's more than two decades marriage under the Hindu
Marriage Act.
"No husband would ever be comfortable or tolerate such an act by his
wife. And if the wife succeeds in committing suicide, then one can
imagine how a poor husband would get entangled in the clutches of law,
which would virtually ruin his sanity, peace of mind, career and
probably his entire life," the court said.
Observing that "the wife's behaviour appears to be terrifying and
horrible", the Apex Court said one would find it difficult to live with
such a person with tranquility and peace of mind.
"Such torture would adversely affect the life of the husband," a
bench headed by Justice Anil R Dave said while accepting the appeal of
Narendra, a man from Karnataka, against the High Court order which had
set aside the trial court's decree of divorce in his favour.
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