Stopping wife from entering kitchen is cruelty, Bombay high court refuses relief to husband

A wife barred from her matrimonial home's kitchen faced mental cruelty, the Bombay High Court ruled, upholding an FIR against her husband. While quashing charges against his mother due to vague allegations, the court found the husband's conduct, including restricting movement and forcing outside food, constituted a prima facie case of cruelty under IPC Section 498A.

Stopping wife from entering kitchen is cruelty, Bombay high court refuses relief to husband
A wife barred from her matrimonial home's kitchen faced mental cruelty, the Bombay High Court ruled, upholding an FIR against her husband. While quashing charges against his mother due to vague allegations, the court found the husband's conduct, including restricting movement and forcing outside food, constituted a prima facie case of cruelty under IPC Section 498A.