Alcohol consumption by wife not cruelty unless followed by uncivilised behaviour: HC

THE APPELLANT (HUSBAND) SUBMITTED THAT MARRIAGE BETWEEN THE PARTIES WAS SOLEMNISED IN 2015.

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LUCKNOW: Granting a decree of divorce on grounds of desertion, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has observed that merely because the wife consumes alcohol does not amount to cruelty unless it is followed by uncivilised behaviour.

"Consuming of Alcohol by itself does not amount to cruelty, if it is not followed by unwarranted & uncivilized behavior. Though, consuming of alcohol in middle-class society is still a taboo and not a part of culture, however there is no pleadings on record to show as to how consuming of alcohol has caused cruelty to the husband/appellant," the court said.