Filing false police complaints against hubby, in-laws is cruelty: HC

NAGPUR:Granting divorce to a city-based husband, the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court ruled that filing false criminal complaints against him and his family members amount to cruelty by wife. “Lodging of false criminal complaints against husband and in-laws would surely result in cruelty to them. In this case, the amended pleadings in regard to lodging of more than half a dozen false complaints in various police stations against the husband have not been denied by wife,” a division bench comprising Justice Vasanti Naik and Justice Prasanna Varale observed, while upholding the family court verdict. Vijay and Anita entered into wedlock on June 18, 2001, but problems started cropping up immediately. Anita took objection over her husband`s 80-year-old grandmother staying with them. The family then shifted to Diu where the wife became pregnant, but since she didn`t wish to continue it, there was alleged negligence that resulted into miscarriage.