Calling wife ‘Bhoot’ and ‘Pishach’ not cruelty, abuse in failed marriages: Patna HC
Patna High Court in a case. Also Read: Attention all cosmic fans! Don't miss these 4 must-sees celestials in April, other than solar eclipse A single-judge bench of Justice Bibek Chaudhuri observed that the use of filthy language doesn't amount to ‘cruelty’ under Section 498A (cruelty towards wife by husband or his relatives) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The bench was hearing a petition filed by Shahdeo Gupta and his son Naresh Kumar Gupta, residents of Jharkhand's Bokaro.
Also Read: Harsh Mariwala wins Lifetime Achievement Award at Mint India Investment Summit The Patna Court observed in a case which was filed in 1994 by Naresh Kumar Gupta's divorced wife in Nawada, her native place. The father-son-due took the case to High Court after they were slapped with rigorous imprisonment for a year by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, in 2008, and it was rejected 10 years later. Also Read: Ajit Pawar's wife Sunetra Vs cousin Supriya Sule in NCP stronghold Baramati for Lok Sabha Elections 2024 The complainant accused the husband and father-in-law of physical and material torture to demand a car as a dowry.
Later, the case was transferred from Nawada to Nalanda upon the father-son duo's request. After the duo was awarded one year of imprisonment, the husband and wife were granted divorce by the Jharkhand High Court. Also Read: FY24 Review | Brent rises nearly 9% in last 12 months on OPEC cuts, Middle-East tensions; Will oil hit $100 in FY25? Opposing the petition filed before the Patna High Court, the divorced woman's advocate pleaded that she was called "bhoot" and "pishach" by her in-laws, which was "a form of immense cruelty".
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