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Mental and financial harassment by wife


05-Jul-2023 (In Divorce Law)
I have got married six months before and from the day marriage, I am being harassed by my wife with various financial expectations, by asking costly gifts and jewels every month and asking for foreign trips and for financial help to her family. I was doing all these to an extent of my financial condition. She is also working and earning around 50k per month. But she says she cant trust me and she wants save her money for herself. On the other hand, she demands money from me and not allowing me to spend anything for my parents and sister. She claims all the money I am earning is her right and I must obey to all her demands. She keeps blackmailing me saying if I don’t do as she expects, she will file a false complaint and she keep threatening me every time along with her family. She doesn’t allow me to work, sleep or even eat properly. Every day she fights and spoil my mental peace, if I say anything, she blackmails me saying she will put me and my parents in jail. Please advise, thanks.
Answers (4)

Answer #1
783 votes
Your case needs detailed consultation the only one thing you can do now is record all the abuse threat she gives you and wait for an year to complete. feel free to consult me for further guidance if you need in this regard
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Answer #2
576 votes
I have had a similar case from a client a few months earlier, and the the prudent thing for you to do now is to apply for permission of the court to live separately from her so that her demands will be accounted for . you have to give a fair account of your obligation towards your family so that you will not be prevented from spending on them.

Answer #3
732 votes
As per the facts being harassed by wife or getting blackmailed can be amounted to Mental Torture. Mental Torture is a valid ground for divorce under section 498 IPC. Section 498 of the IPC Act is the governing law for mental torture in India among married couples.
The Kerala HC has observed that a women harassing her husband and his family for a substantially long time by filing false complaint itself amount to mental cruelty.
Answer #4
185 votes
Section 498 IPC allows for a divorce based on mental torture. In India, section 498 of IPC Act governs mental torture among married couples.
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