Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
Sections 13(1)(ia) & 13(1)(ib)—Dissolution of marriage on ground of cruelty and desertion—Appeal—Criminal case was lodged at the behest of appellant-wife in which ultimately appellant-husband, his sister and parents were acquitted by the court—Prosecution of husband and his relatives on the false allegation of demand of dowry comes under mental cruelty—Evidence tendered for substantiating the ground of desertion has also been proved by un-rebutted evidence of the appellant—Termination of pregnancy may come under the term ‘cruelty’ depending upon facts and circumstances of the case—Court below has committed no factual or legal error in passing the impugned judgment—Appeal dismissed.
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