Smt. Mayadevi Vs. Jagdish Prasad
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Head Note
The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 - Section 10 , Section 13
Cruelty by wife - Husband seeking divorce on ground of cruelty by wife and indicated following circumstances :-(1) Wife was temeramentally very cruel to children and husband.(2) She behaved with the children with cruelty and used to physically torture and tie them with ropes.(3) She did not even provide food to husband and children.(4) Used to threaten the husband to falsely implicate him in a case of dowry demand and to kill the children and to put the blame on the respondent-husband and his family members.(5) Held, husband was subjected to mental and physical cruelty. Divorce upheld.
Topic(s)-Cruelty by wife