Husband Who Got Acquitted After Trial In 498A IPC Case Can Seek Divorce On The Ground Of Cruelty: SC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has observed that when a husband undergoes a trial in which he is acquitted of the allegation of offence levelled by his wife under Section 498-A of Indian Penal Code, it cannot be said that no cruelty has meted on him.In this case [Rani Narasimha Sastry vs. Rani Suneela Rani], the High Court had refused to grant divorce to the husband by observing that merely because the...