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Mental cruelty

Mental cruelty, is the conduct of other spouse which causes mental suffering … Savitri Pandey v. Prem Chandra Pandey, (2002) 2 SCC 73. Mental cruelty in s. 13(1) (ia) can broadly be defined as that

mental cruelty

mental cruelty : conduct by one spouse that renders the other's life

Cruelty

to have injured health. Cruelty may be physical or mental. Mental cruelty is the conduct of other spouse which causes mental suffering

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cruelty

a spouse's conduct that endangers life or health or causes mental suffering or fear called also cruel and inhuman treatment NOTE: … cruelty pl: -ties 1 a : an intentional or criminally negligent

Divorce

of nullity of marriage are: (a) refusal to consummate, (b) mental deficiency or epileptic effliction at the time of marriage, (c) … (a) adultery, (b) desertion for three years preceding petition, (c) cruelty, (d) incurable unsoundness of mind, and, on the wife's petition,

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