'Mere Non-Communication With Wife Not Cruelty' : Supreme Court Sets Aside Husband's S.498A Conviction Over Wife's Suicide
Gursimran Kaur Bakshi
12 Jun 2026 9:02 AM IST

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12 Jun 2026 9:02 AM IST
The Supreme Court recently held that merely because a husband refused to talk to his wife for 13 days doesn't, in any stretch of imagination, amount to cruelty. It remarked that differences in marital life are a part and parcel of it, and such differences may result in non-communication. Consequently, a bench comprising Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Justice Atul S Chandurkar set aside a...
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Gursimran is the Principal Correspondent with LiveLaw for the Supreme Court. She can be reached out at: simrankaurbakshi@livelaw.in
