Case Law Analysis
|Jharkhand High Court
HMA S. 13(1)(i-a) | Filing S. 498A Complaint Not Cruelty; Desertion Requires Animus Deserendi Negated by Reconciliation Offer : Jharkhand HC
The court ruled that filing a Section 498A complaint does not constitute cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act, and desertion under Section 13(1)(i-b) requires both a two-year separation and animus deserendi - negated here by the wife's written willingness to resume conjugal life. The husband was directed to deposit ₹15 lakh for their daughter's maintenance pending appeal.