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Moreover, it was also held that instituting criminal prosecution and not being able to substantiate the same, leading to acquittal amounts to cruelty in the eyes of law. The Court, therefore, held that&nbsp; in such cases considering the revival of matrimonial harmony does not arise. Usha Devi v. Ashok K. 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