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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
Neelanjit Das

‘Impotent’ man, ‘barren woman’ remarks sparked marital fight: Why Allahabad HC refused to treat the exchange as cruelty under Section 498A

The Allahabad High Court recently gave relief from criminal cases of Dowry and cruelty (498A) filed by a wife against a husband. Even though the couple stayed happy for the first three years of their marriage, however, even after three years when they could not get a child out of their wedlock, the couple became frustrated and angry. This anger and resentment ultimately resulted in an violent outburst where they blamed each other and exchanged harsh words, with him calling her a barren woman and her calling him impotent.

Moreover, to support her claims of him being the problem behind their lack of a child, she underwent a medical test. This medical test confirmed that there was nothing wrong with her. However, he dismissed this medical test results as false and refused to get himself tested. This escalated the tensions in their relationship even further.

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