Overview
- The family court dissolved the marriage under Section 13 in an order issued April 17, ruling the wife’s conduct caused mental cruelty.
- The judge said photos with another man posted on social media humiliated the husband and harmed his dignity.
- The court found that abusive language and pressure on the husband to live apart from his parents amounted to mental harassment.
- The court reviewed a decade of witness statements and records, noting the 2015 marriage, years of separation, and a job form where the wife declared herself unmarried.
- Lawyers say the decision signals greater weight on social media posts and digital records in Indian divorce cases, though a family-court order is not binding precedent.