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Cruel Behavior is a ground of divorce under Hindu Marriage Law. Cruelty is behavior or conduct which causes harassment to you. Cruelty may be in two forms:
Physical
- If your spouse physically hurts you by causing any bodily harm, then you can go to the Court to ask for a divorce. This kind of behavior amounts to physical cruelty. It is easier to prove this in Court.
Mental
- If your spouse is causing you mental distress, because of his or her conduct or words, then this kind of behavior amounts to mental cruelty. For example, if your spouse abuses you verbally or your spouse harms your reputation in front of your friends and colleagues etc. Mental cruelty is more difficult to prove in Court as compared to physical cruelty.
The act of cruelty is gender-neutral, meaning, a husband can file the case against the wife for cruelty and vice-versa.
Divya chikkala
April 21, 2025
Married on Feb 5th 2022 but it was drastic and hopeless marriage all in laws were harrased me kicked me lo like anything since I am only daughter to my parents they done marriage in a star hotel too but they didn’t behaved like that ..later on 21st April they pushed me outside to bring cash nd more gold dats the last day from that day onwards fighting for divorce and freedom from them still not recieved my divorce