Hearing a petition, a High Court made some crucial comments on the physical relationship between the couple in a marriage. In a landmark decision, the court said that the husband denying physical intimacy with his wife is not cruel and criminal proceedings cannot proceed on the grounds.
Going into details, a couple tied the knot in 2019 and the wife could not stay longer in the in-laws' house as her husband is denying sex. It is said that the husband is on a spiritual path and is focused only on this. Following this, the woman went to her house and moved the family court to seek orders to cancel the marriage.
However, the husband moved the Karnataka High Court as the FIR against his parents was not canceled despite the family court canceling the marriage. During the arguments, the High Court quashed the proceedings against the 498A of IPC and the dowry prohibition act, 1961.
Justice M Nagaprasanna, who gave the verdict in the case had said that as per the Hindu Marriage Act-1955, a husband denying sex in marriage is a crime, but this is not the same case under section 498A of IPC. The Court mentioned the Hindu Marriage Act during the verdict.
It is also said that the High Court observed, marriage is not only about physical intimacy between the couple and it is also about soul-to-soul relations. Having said that, the High Court quashed the sections in the case, giving a big relief to the husband and his family.
Going into details, a couple tied the knot in 2019 and the wife could not stay longer in the in-laws' house as her husband is denying sex. It is said that the husband is on a spiritual path and is focused only on this. Following this, the woman went to her house and moved the family court to seek orders to cancel the marriage.
However, the husband moved the Karnataka High Court as the FIR against his parents was not canceled despite the family court canceling the marriage. During the arguments, the High Court quashed the proceedings against the 498A of IPC and the dowry prohibition act, 1961.
Justice M Nagaprasanna, who gave the verdict in the case had said that as per the Hindu Marriage Act-1955, a husband denying sex in marriage is a crime, but this is not the same case under section 498A of IPC. The Court mentioned the Hindu Marriage Act during the verdict.
It is also said that the High Court observed, marriage is not only about physical intimacy between the couple and it is also about soul-to-soul relations. Having said that, the High Court quashed the sections in the case, giving a big relief to the husband and his family.