Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1) (ia)

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955—Section 13(1) (ia)—Cruelty—The expression ‘cruelty’ has an inseparable nexus with human conduct or human behavior—It is always dependent upon the social strata or the milieu to which the parties belong, their ways of life, relationship, temperaments and emotions that have been conditioned by their social status.

Click here to download the full text of the judgment