#Cruelty in divorce

The Jharkhand High Court has ruled that systematically manipulating marital property, filing baseless criminal cases against a spouse and their family, and weaponizing children to fabricate allegations amount to severe mental cruelty under Section 10(x). This sets a critical precedent for recognizing economic and psychological abuse as valid grounds for divorce, empowering victims trapped in coercive, non-physical marital environments.

MP High Court rules that Family Courts must allow amendments under Order 6 Rule 17 CPC to incorporate subsequent events like criminal complaints in pending divorce cases, ensuring all disputes are resolved in a single proceeding. The ruling underscores that dismissing such amendments defeats the purpose of comprehensive justice in matrimonial disputes.