Madras HC: Wife's Inability to Conceive Not Cruelty, Cannot Be Ground For Divorce

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The Madras High Court has ruled that a wife's inability to conceive cannot be considered cruelty and is insufficient grounds for divorce. A Division Bench dismissed a husband's appeal, stating that marriage should not be solely defined by procreation. The court found the husband's allegations of cruelty, including public humiliation and assault, unproven. It also acknowledged the wife's efforts, including undergoing fertility treatments, as evidence against claims of abandonment.