Husband secures divorce following wife's self-immolation, allegedly incriminating spouse's family in court

Madhya Pradesh High Court Grants Divorce to Man Amidst Controversial Circumstances

In an unusual turn of events, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted a divorce to a man, overruling a previous decision by the trial court. The ruling was made by a Division Bench of Justice Vishal Dhagat and Justice Anuradha Shukla.

The couple, who married in 2003 and had a child, have been living separately since 2005. The husband filed for divorce in 2006, citing mental cruelty inflicted by his wife. However, the trial court refused to grant the man a divorce.

The wife's allegations against the husband, such as refusal to cohabit due to her disfiguration and physical changes after a burn incident, were rejected by the High Court. The Court found no evidence to indicate that the husband expressed feelings of loathing regarding the wife’s appearance after she suffered burns.

The wife had accused her husband's relatives of setting her on fire. However, she failed to produce any reliable evidence to support this claim. The Court also noted that the wife did not examine any neighbors who could have been relevant witnesses to establish that the fire incident was not a case of self-immolation.

The wife's lawyer argued that she was not responsible for the self-immolation and accused her in-laws of being responsible. However, the High Court rejected the wife's allegation that her in-laws poured kerosene on her and set her on fire.

The Court found that the wife suffered a painful incident sustaining burn injuries, but the responsibility was not clearly established. The Court suggested that the wife could have approached respected members of society to intervene and convince the husband for cohabitation and restitution of their marriage ties.

The divorce was granted under the grounds of the wife's failure to prove the mental cruelty inflicted by the husband. Advocate Eshan Datt represented the husband in the case. The wife, on the other hand, failed to produce any neighbors as witnesses regarding the fire incident and also failed to initiate any criminal proceedings against the wrongdoers responsible for her burn injuries.

This decision has stirred a debate about the role of the court in such cases and the burden of proof in cases of self-immolation and domestic violence. The case serves as a reminder of the importance of evidence and the legal process in resolving such disputes.

Husband secures divorce following wife's self-immolation, allegedly incriminating spouse's family in court