False criminal case in marriage amounts to mental cruelty, rules Punjab and Haryana High Court
The ruling came as a division bench refused to interfere with the divorce decree and dismissed a wife’s appeal
Chandigarh, Updated At : 08:41 AM Mar 31, 2026 IST
The Punjab and Haryana High Court. Photo: Tribune file
A false criminal case in marriage is not merely failed litigation — it amounts to cruelty. Affirming the position, the Punjab and Haryana High Court held that levelling false criminal allegations by a spouse constitutes mental cruelty. The ruling came as a division bench refused to interfere with the divorce decree and dismissed a wife’s appeal.
