Chhattisgarh High Court upholds divorce due to cruelty by wife who concealed her infertility
The Court noted that the wife admitted in her written statement and oral testimony that after taking medication she had become capable of bearing children.
Justice Rajani Dubey
“No evidence that victim was minor”: Chhattisgarh HC modifies life sentence to 10 years imprisonment for man who raped his niece
In her statement, the victim stated that firstly, her father committed forcible sexual intercourse with her, and after some days when she was sleeping at her paternal aunt’s house, then the convict, who was her paternal uncle, committed the same offence against her.
Insulting and humiliating spouse during time of financial vulnerability amounts to mental cruelty: Chhattisgarh HC
“Her behaviour, including instigating the daughter against the father, making unfounded demands during a financially unstable period, and leaving the home with the daughter while abandoning the son, demonstrated a pattern of mental harassment and disregard for the matrimonial bond.”
‘Deserves some reprieve in matter of sentence’; Chhattisgarh HC reduces sentence of man convicted under S. 377 IPC for sodomizing his friend after watching porn
Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, overall evidence adduced by the prosecution, the mode and manner in which the incident had taken place, the Court opined that some reprieve in the matter of sentence deserved to be given to the convict who had been incarcerated since more than four years.
Chhattisgarh HC upholds compensation of around Rs. 10 lakhs payable by State Power Company to deceased’s family, who died due to electric shock in bathroom
“Considering the nature of job of the deceased, her age, the number of dependents and the various decisions of the Supreme Court, the amount awarded by the Trial Court cannot be termed as excessive or exorbitant, rather it appears to be a just and proper compensation.”
Repeatedly demeaning husband’s religious beliefs, insulting his gods and humiliating him amounts to mental cruelty: Chhattisgarh High Court upholds divorce
In Hinduism, the wife is regarded as the “Sahadharmini”, meaning she shares in the spiritual duties and righteousness alongside her husband. This concept underscores the wife’s essential role in fulfilling religious obligations, particularly in the performance of rituals, where her presence is indispensable.