Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Chhattisgarh High Court Grants Divorce Over Continued Litigation
A husband asked the court to end his marriage.
He said his wife had treated him and his family badly, and also claimed she had a mental illness.
His wife denied his claims and accused him and his family of mistreating her and demanding money.
A lower court rejected the husband's request for divorce.
The Chhattisgarh High Court said there was not enough evidence to prove the claim about mental illness.
But it said the wife's continued legal challenges after the husband and his family were acquitted caused him mental distress.
The High Court overturned the lower court's decision and ended the marriage.
The Chhattisgarh High Court allowed a husband's appeal after a family court rejected his 2019 divorce petition.
The court dissolved the marriage, finding that the wife's continued legal challenges after acquittals caused the husband mental cruelty.
The wife had filed a police complaint and a Domestic Violence Act application; the application was dismissed by a magistrate and challenged on appeal.
The husband alleged cruelty and claimed his wife had an undisclosed mental illness; she denied his allegations and made counter-allegations.
The High Court said there was insufficient evidence to establish that the wife had a mental illness before marriage.
- Who
- A husband and wife; the appeal was decided by a bench of Justices Parth Prateem Sahu and Sushma Sawant.
- What
- The Chhattisgarh High Court overturned the rejection of a divorce petition and dissolved the marriage, citing mental cruelty.
- When
- The High Court issued its order on September 18; the year is not stated. The family court had rejected the petition in 2019.
- Where
- Chhattisgarh High Court, India.
- Why
- The court found that the wife's continued challenges to acquittal and to the dismissal of her Domestic Violence Act application caused the husband mental agony and distress.
Husband's claims and court's findings
Wife's claims and response
Alleged cruelty
Husband's claims and court's findings
The husband alleged that his wife mistreated him and his family, including using abusive language and causing disturbances.
Wife's claims and response
The wife denied his allegations and accused him and his family of physical and mental cruelty.
Dowry and financial allegations
Husband's claims and court's findings
The husband said the wife brought false criminal proceedings alleging dowry demands and domestic violence; he and his family were acquitted.
Wife's claims and response
The wife alleged that the husband and his family demanded Rs 5 lakh and that false information had been given about his job and salary.
Mental illness allegation
Husband's claims and court's findings
The husband claimed his wife had an incurable mental disorder that had been concealed before marriage.
Wife's claims and response
The wife denied the husband's allegations; the court found insufficient evidence to establish that she had a mental illness before marriage.
- Court
- Chhattisgarh High Court
- Judges
- Justices Parth Prateem Sahu and Sushma Sawant
- Order date
- September 18; year not specified in the article
- Family court decision
- The husband's divorce petition was dismissed in 2019
- Outcome
- The High Court set aside the family court judgment and dissolved the marriage
- Mental illness claim
- The court found insufficient evidence that the wife had a mental illness before marriage
- Domestic Violence Act application
- A magistrate dismissed the wife's application, and she challenged that decision on appeal