Madras HC: Husband's Extramarital Affair Alone Does Not Amount to Cruelty
The Madras High Court has held that a husband's illicit relationship, by itself, does not constitute cruelty under Section 498A of the IPC. The ruling arose from a case in which a woman died by suicide along with her child. The court observed that stronger evidence is needed to prove cruelty beyond bare allegations of an extramarital affair. The trial court had earlier acquitted the husband because the evidence did not sufficiently link him to dowry harassment. The judgment underscores that cruelty claims must be backed by proof of conduct meeting the legal threshold.
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