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• A Jaipur husband filed for divorce claiming his wife repeatedly rejected physical intimacy for 15 years as their marriage in 2003.
• The court deemed this refusal to maintain marital relations as “mental cruelty.”
• Initially rejecting relations on their wedding night, the wife continued to refuse intimacy and avoided familial interactions with her in-laws.
• She lived in her husband’s family home for 13 years but left two years ago without reconnecting with any family members during that time.
• The court approved the divorce, citing prolonged separation (over two years) and lack of effort toward reconciliation.
• The wife’s accusations about her husband’s alleged extramarital affairs were unsubstantiated by evidence in court.

Indian Opinion analysis

This case highlights complexities surrounding marital expectations and legal definitions of “mental cruelty” within India’s societal framework, where familial structures play a meaningful role post-marriage. By upholding the husband’s claim after examining both sides’ arguments and evidence,the court reinforced individual rights over forced conformity within relationships while ensuring accountability for baseless allegations from either party. Such decisions could influence cases involving prolonged incompatibility or estrangement but also provoke dialog about privacy boundaries concerning intimate relationships brought into legal scrutiny.

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