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Rajasthan HC Declares Wife's Info Raid, False Accusations, ATM Abuse as Mental Cruelty
✍️ Amar Ujala · Rajasthan
🗓 02 Nov 2026, 09:36 AM
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The Rajasthan High Court has ruled that a husband's attempts to obtain his wife's private information through an RTI application, false accusations against her colleagues, and forced withdrawal of her ATM funds constitute mental cruelty.
The Rajasthan High Court has ruled that the husband's attempts to obtain private information about his wife through an RTI application, false allegations against her colleagues, and forced withdrawal of her ATM funds constitute mental cruelty.
The court noted that the husband had filed an RTI seeking details of the wife's personal life, and had made unsubstantiated claims that her coworkers were involved in illicit relationships.
Additionally, the husband allegedly coerced the wife into allowing him to withdraw money from her ATM card without permission, further aggravating the situation.
The ruling underscores that such conduct is punishable as mental cruelty under the law, and the court may impose penalties accordingly.
The court noted that the husband had filed an RTI seeking details of the wife's personal life, and had made unsubstantiated claims that her coworkers were involved in illicit relationships.
Additionally, the husband allegedly coerced the wife into allowing him to withdraw money from her ATM card without permission, further aggravating the situation.
The ruling underscores that such conduct is punishable as mental cruelty under the law, and the court may impose penalties accordingly.