Cruelty in Marriage|Supreme Court| Rakesh Raman v. Kavita (2012)

In this significant judgement, the Supreme Court observed that a marriage characterized by an increasingly bitter and acrimonious relationship, where both parties inflict cruelty upon each other, essentially degrades the institution of marriage. The Court opined that such a situation, wherein the marriage has irretrievably broken down, warrants the dissolution of the union on the grounds of cruelty.

This case is particularly noteworthy as it recognizes that cruelty may be mutual and that both parties can be victims of an increasingly hostile marital environment.