{"id":34763,"date":"2026-10-31T05:12:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T05:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/?p=34763"},"modified":"2026-10-31T05:16:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T05:16:01","slug":"husbands-extramarital-affair-alone-not-cruelty-under-section-498a-ipc-madras-high-court-upholds-acquittal-in-wifes-suicide-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/husbands-extramarital-affair-alone-not-cruelty-under-section-498a-ipc-madras-high-court-upholds-acquittal-in-wifes-suicide-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Husband\u2019s Extramarital Affair Alone Not Cruelty Under Section 498A IPC: Madras High Court Upholds Acquittal In Wife\u2019s Suicide Case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

<\/span>Madras High Court: Extramarital Affair Alone Does Not Establish Criminal Cruelty or Abetment of Suicide<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Case Name<\/th>T. Deivakumar v. The State & Another<\/td><\/tr>
Court<\/th>Madras High Court<\/td><\/tr>
Case Number<\/th>Criminal Appeal No. 599 of 2018<\/td><\/tr>
Judge<\/th>Justice Sunder Mohan<\/td><\/tr>
Date of Judgment<\/th>October 8, 2026<\/td><\/tr>
Decision<\/th>Criminal appeal dismissed; husband’s acquittal upheld.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Introduction: When Does Marital Infidelity Become Criminal Cruelty?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Can a husband be convicted of criminal cruelty merely because he has an extramarital relationship? If his wife subsequently dies by suicide, does the affair, by itself, establish that he abetted her death?<\/p>

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