{"id":33606,"date":"2026-10-04T07:41:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T07:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/?p=33606"},"modified":"2026-10-04T07:47:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T07:47:19","slug":"tort-and-domestic-relations-marital-relations-and-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/tort-and-domestic-relations-marital-relations-and-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Tort and Domestic Relations: Marital Relations and Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 id=\"h-tort-law-and-domestic-relations-in-india\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tort_Law_and_Domestic_Relations_in_India\"><\/span>Tort Law and Domestic Relations in India<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-introduction\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction\"><\/span>Introduction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tort law protects body, property, reputation and other interests. Historically, it also protected marital interests through actions for loss of consortium, enticement, seduction, criminal conversation and alienation of affection. Most of these have been abolished or fallen into disuse.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0c0c0c;color:#0c0c0c\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #0c0c0c;color:#0c0c0c\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/tort-and-domestic-relations-marital-relations-and-rights\/#Introduction\" >Introduction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/tort-and-domestic-relations-marital-relations-and-rights\/#Meaning_of_Domestic_Relations\" >Meaning of Domestic Relations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/tort-and-domestic-relations-marital-relations-and-rights\/#Historical_Tort_Protection\" >Historical Tort Protection<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/tort-and-domestic-relations-marital-relations-and-rights\/#Loss_of_Consortium\" >Loss of Consortium<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/tort-and-domestic-relations-marital-relations-and-rights\/#Enticement\" >Enticement<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/tort-and-domestic-relations-marital-relations-and-rights\/#Seduction\" >Seduction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/tort-and-domestic-relations-marital-relations-and-rights\/#Criminal_Conversation\" >Criminal Conversation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/tort-and-domestic-relations-marital-relations-and-rights\/#Alienation_of_Affection\" >Alienation of Affection<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/tort-and-domestic-relations-marital-relations-and-rights\/#Marital_Rights_in_Indian_Law\" >Marital Rights in Indian Law<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/tort-and-domestic-relations-marital-relations-and-rights\/#Restitution_of_Conjugal_Rights\" >Restitution of Conjugal Rights<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/tort-and-domestic-relations-marital-relations-and-rights\/#Cruelty\" >Cruelty<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/tort-and-domestic-relations-marital-relations-and-rights\/#Domestic_Violence\" >Domestic Violence<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/tort-and-domestic-relations-marital-relations-and-rights\/#Marital_Cruelty_under_the_Bharatiya_Nyaya_Sanhita\" >Marital Cruelty under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/tort-and-domestic-relations-marital-relations-and-rights\/#Marital_Rape_and_Consent\" >Marital Rape and Consent<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/tort-and-domestic-relations-marital-relations-and-rights\/#Loss_of_Consortium-2\" >Loss of Consortium<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/tort-and-domestic-relations-marital-relations-and-rights\/#Maintenance\" >Maintenance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/tort-and-domestic-relations-marital-relations-and-rights\/#Inter-Spousal_Torts\" >Inter-Spousal Torts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/tort-and-domestic-relations-marital-relations-and-rights\/#Privacy_Autonomy_and_Marriage\" >Privacy, Autonomy and Marriage<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/tort-and-domestic-relations-marital-relations-and-rights\/#Modern_Position_%E2%80%93_Summary\" >Modern Position \u2013 Summary<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/tort-and-domestic-relations-marital-relations-and-rights\/#Key_Cases_at_a_Glance\" >Key Cases at a Glance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/tort-and-domestic-relations-marital-relations-and-rights\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In India, marital disputes are handled primarily under personal laws, the Family Courts system, the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, maintenance statutes and criminal law, rather than a general tort of interference with marriage. Modern law therefore combines residual tort principles with matrimonial and constitutional law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-meaning-of-domestic-relations\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Meaning_of_Domestic_Relations\"><\/span>Meaning of Domestic Relations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Domestic relations cover the legal ties between husband and wife, parents and children, and persons in a domestic relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marriage creates rights and duties of companionship\/consortium, mutual support, cohabitation, maintenance, protection from cruelty, certain property rights, rights regarding children, and judicial remedies for serious breaches. Most of these arise from family law or statute, not pure tort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-historical-tort-protection\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Historical_Tort_Protection\"><\/span>Historical Tort Protection<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">English common law treated the husband as having enforceable interests in the marital relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-loss-of-consortium\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Loss_of_Consortium\"><\/span>Loss of Consortium<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Consortium means companionship, affection, comfort, assistance and sexual relations. A husband could sue a third party who injured his wife and thereby deprived him of consortium (e.g., Winsmore v. Greenbank (1745)).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The doctrine reflected the unequal legal status of spouses and cannot be applied uncritically today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-enticement\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Enticement\"><\/span>Enticement<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Intentionally inducing a spouse to leave the other. It required wrongful interference, not mere voluntary departure. Modern law rejects the proprietary view of marriage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-seduction\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Seduction\"><\/span>Seduction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inducing a daughter or wife into sexual relations by wrongful means. The action treated women\u2019s sexual autonomy as belonging to the father or husband. It has no place in modern Indian law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-criminal-conversation\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Criminal_Conversation\"><\/span>Criminal Conversation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An old common-law action for adultery under which a husband could sue the adulterer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Joseph Shine v. Union of India (2018) the Supreme Court struck down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code as unconstitutional, emphasising autonomy, dignity and equality. Adultery remains relevant only as a ground in matrimonial proceedings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-alienation-of-affection\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Alienation_of_Affection\"><\/span>Alienation of Affection<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alienation of affection historically referred to a claim by one spouse against a third party who intentionally interfered with, or caused the loss of, the affection and companionship of the other spouse. The action was based on the idea that marriage created a legally protected relational interest against deliberate interference by outsiders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In modern India there is no general independent or codified tort of alienation of affection. Mere interference in a marital relationship does not ordinarily give rise to a separate civil action for damages against the third party. The Supreme Court has observed that alienation of affection by a stranger, if proved as intentional wrongful interference, may constitute an intentional tort (Pinakin Mahipatray Rawal). A recent Delhi High Court order (2025) has allowed such a suit to proceed past the maintainability stage. However, no established practice of awarding damages has developed, and the position remains limited and fact-specific.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-marital-rights-in-indian-law\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Marital_Rights_in_Indian_Law\"><\/span>Marital Rights in Indian Law<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are protected mainly through matrimonial statutes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>restitution of conjugal rights<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>divorce \/ judicial separation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>maintenance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>protection against domestic violence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>compensation and criminal remedies for cruelty\/violence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-restitution-of-conjugal-rights\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Restitution_of_Conjugal_Rights\"><\/span>Restitution of Conjugal Rights<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, provides that if one spouse withdraws from the other\u2019s society without reasonable excuse, the other may seek restitution. The court does not physically force cohabitation or sexual relations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sareetha v. T. Venkata Subbaiah (1983, Andhra Pradesh High Court) questioned its constitutionality on privacy grounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saroj Rani v. Sudarshan Kumar Chadha (1984) upheld Section 9 as a legitimate matrimonial remedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-cruelty\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cruelty\"><\/span>Cruelty<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cruelty is a recognised ground for divorce under Section 13(1) (ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. It may be physical or mental and is assessed in the context of the particular marital relationship and the circumstances of the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Dastane v. Dastane (1975):<\/strong> The Supreme Court explained that cruelty must be assessed in the context of the particular marriage, having regard to the parties\u2019 circumstances and the overall impact of the conduct.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bhagat v. D. Bhagat (1994):<\/strong> The Court recognised that mental cruelty may arise from conduct that causes serious mental suffering or makes it unreasonable for the parties to continue living together.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Samar Ghosh v. Jaya Ghosh (2007):<\/strong> The Court provided illustrative instances of mental cruelty while emphasising that there can be no rigid or exhaustive formula; each case depends on its facts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matrimonial cruelty is conceptually distinct from the torts of assault and battery. Assault and battery concern specific wrongful acts involving apprehension of physical contact or unlawful physical contact, whereas matrimonial cruelty is a broader matrimonial-law concept concerned with the effect of conduct on the marital relationship. The same conduct may, however, sometimes overlap with both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-domestic-violence\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Domestic_Violence\"><\/span>Domestic Violence<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, covers physical, sexual, verbal\/emotional and economic abuse. Remedies include protection, residence, monetary, custody and compensation orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saraswathy v. Babu (2014) recognised the continuing nature of domestic violence and the availability of statutory remedies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-marital-cruelty-under-the-bharatiya-nyaya-sanhita\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Marital_Cruelty_under_the_Bharatiya_Nyaya_Sanhita\"><\/span>Marital Cruelty under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sections 85\u201386 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita punish cruelty by a husband or his relatives (grave injury or danger to life, limb or health, or harassment for unlawful property demands).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same facts may attract tort, criminal, domestic-violence or matrimonial liability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-marital-rape-and-consent\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Marital_Rape_and_Consent\"><\/span>Marital Rape and Consent<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marriage does not extinguish bodily autonomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Independent Thought v. Union of India (2017) held that the marital exception cannot protect intercourse with a wife below 18 years of age. Section 63 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, deals with rape under criminal law and retains an exception where the wife is 18 years of age or above. This exception should not be understood as giving a husband a general immunity from all legal consequences for his conduct towards his wife. For example, if a husband causes physical injury to his wife by intentionally hitting her, the question of assault, hurt, or other civil\/criminal liability is separate from the marital exception under Section 63. Similarly, if a husband causes other legally recognised harm to his wife, the availability of a remedy must be examined under the relevant law. Thus, the exception in Section 63 is limited to the specific criminal offence of rape; it does not automatically exclude other civil or tortious claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-loss-of-consortium-0\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Loss_of_Consortium-2\"><\/span>Loss of Consortium<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Loss of consortium means the loss of a spouse\u2019s companionship, love, comfort, care and support due to death. Courts may award compensation for this loss when a spouse dies because of an accident or other legally compensable event. For example, if a husband dies in a road accident caused by another person\u2019s negligence, his wife may receive compensation for loss of consortium as part of the overall death compensation. However, this is only a head of damages in a compensation claim; it does not create a separate right to sue a third person merely because that person has interfered with or affected the marital relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-maintenance\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Maintenance\"><\/span>Maintenance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maintenance is a legal obligation governed by personal and family laws to ensure financial support for a spouse. In Rajnesh v. Neha (2020), the Supreme Court laid down uniform guidelines requiring both parties to disclose their assets and liabilities, ensuring consistency across overlapping maintenance laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-inter-spousal-torts\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Inter-Spousal_Torts\"><\/span>Inter-Spousal Torts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Old English inter-spousal immunity has largely disappeared. In India there is no general civil immunity; remedies depend on the nature of the wrong and the applicable matrimonial, civil, criminal and domestic-violence laws. Marriage does not licence violence or other unlawful acts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-privacy-autonomy-and-marriage\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Privacy_Autonomy_and_Marriage\"><\/span>Privacy, Autonomy and Marriage<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India (2017) recognised privacy, dignity and autonomy under Article 21. Marriage creates duties but does not erase individual identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sharda v. Dharmpal (2003) held that a matrimonial court may, in appropriate cases, order a medical examination relevant to the dispute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-modern-position-summary\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Modern_Position_%E2%80%93_Summary\"><\/span>Modern Position \u2013 Summary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Historical View<\/th><th>Modern Indian View<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Marriage as a proprietary interest<\/td><td>Marriage as a relationship between equal individuals emphasising dignity, autonomy and legal personality of both spouses<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Special common-law rights of the husband<\/td><td>Equal dignity of both spouses; no superior legal rights merely by status as husband<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Criminal conversation \/ alienation of affection actionable<\/td><td>No general Indian torts of this kind (limited recognition of intentional interference remains fact-specific)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The consortium is mainly treated as the husband\u2019s right.<\/td><td>Consortium recognised as a compensable relational interest in appropriate cases (mainly death claims)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Inter-spousal immunity<\/td><td>Multiple civil, criminal and statutory remedies for domestic wrongs<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Common-law actions for family disputes<\/td><td>Personal laws, the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, maintenance provisions and applicable criminal laws<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-key-cases-at-a-glance\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_Cases_at_a_Glance\"><\/span>Key Cases at a Glance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Case<\/th><th>Year<\/th><th>Key Principle<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Winsmore v. Greenbank<\/td><td>1745<\/td><td>Historical recognition of a legal action for wrongful interference with the marital relationship<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dastane v. Dastane<\/td><td>1975<\/td><td>Explained the concept and standard of proof relating to matrimonial cruelty<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>T. Sareetha v. T. Venkata Subbaiah<\/td><td>1983<\/td><td>Questioned the constitutional validity of restitution of conjugal rights<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Saroj Rani v. Sudarshan Kumar Chadha<\/td><td>1984<\/td><td>Upheld the constitutional validity of Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>V. Bhagat v. D. Bhagat<\/td><td>1994<\/td><td>Recognised serious mental suffering as capable of constituting matrimonial cruelty<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sharda v. Dharmpal<\/td><td>2003<\/td><td>Held that a matrimonial court may direct a medical examination in appropriate cases<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Samar Ghosh v. Jaya Ghosh<\/td><td>2007<\/td><td>Set out illustrative circumstances of mental cruelty; no fixed formula<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Saraswathy v. Babu<\/td><td>2014<\/td><td>Recognised the continuing nature of domestic violence under the DV Act<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Independent Thought v. Union of India<\/td><td>2017<\/td><td>Held that the marital-rape exception cannot protect intercourse with a wife below 18<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India<\/td><td>2017<\/td><td>Recognised privacy, dignity and personal autonomy as constitutionally protected<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Joseph Shine v. Union of India<\/td><td>2018<\/td><td>Struck down the criminal offence of adultery; emphasised equality, dignity and autonomy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rajnesh v. Neha<\/td><td>2020<\/td><td>Laid down comprehensive guidelines for maintenance, including financial disclosure<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These cases come from different areas of law. 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Historically, it also protected marital interests through actions for loss of consortium, enticement, seduction, criminal conversation and alienation of affection. Most of these have been abolished or fallen into disuse. 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He has also completed Post Graduate Diplomas in Human Rights, Project Management, Corporate Management, Computer Application, Public Administration, Medical Law, Disaster Management, Fire Safety &amp; Hazards Management and Psychology. He has attended Indian government sponsored specialized training in police and management matters in SVPNPA, Hyderabad, IIM, Ahmedabad and Singapore. He is the author of the books 'Police Investigation &amp; Allied Matters' and 'Alternative Dispute Resolution: Evolving Trends and Innovations' demonstrating his commitment to knowledge sharing within the law enforcement field. As an observer for the Election Commission of India, he has gained firsthand experience in conducting assembly elections and bye-elections in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Assam, Bihar, and Tripura (twice). This exposure has given him a deep understanding of election management and the Election Commission's operations. 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He is also a research scholar in law and has contributed articles to the Indian Police Journal, National Crime Record Bureau Journal, SVP National Police Academy Journal, and International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research etc. Currently, he serves as IGP, Provisioning, West Bengal.","url":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/author\/md-imranwahab\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33606"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33606\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33667,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33606\/revisions\/33667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}