Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 791 · Decided 19 November 2014
K. Srinivas v. K. Sunita
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 791 · [2014] 11 S.C.R. 298
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1213/2006
- Decided
- 19 November 2014
- Bench
- VIKRAMAJIT SEN, PRAFULLA C. PANT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 498A, 307; CrPC Section 161; Constitution Article 142; Hindu Marriage Act Section 13(1)(ia)
Headnote
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955: C s.13(1)(ia) - Divorce on ground of cruelty - Filing of false criminal complaint by wife against husband and other family members of husband amounts to cruelty - The husband can claim dissolution of marriage even when one such complaint is made. D Allowing the appeal, as a ground for divorce has not found statutory acceptance till date. Under Article 142 of the Constitution, th1: E Supreme Court has plenary powers "to pass such decree or make such order as is necessary for doing complete justice in any case or order pending before it". This
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