The Chhattisgarh High Court has upheld the judgment of a family court that granted divorce to a man, saying that his wife repeatedly threatening to commit suicide and deserting him amounted to cruelty.

The court, however, directed the man to give his wife Rs 10 lakh as a one-time payment of permanent alimony.

A two-judge Bench was hearing a case filed by a 28-year-old woman against the family court’s ruling.

The couple were married in 2018 and have a three-year-old son. Following a marital discord between the couple, in 2019, the woman allegedly attempted suicide by trying to set herself ablaze. While the husband alleged his wife repeatedly attempted suicide and deserted him, she made domestic violence and mental torture allegations against the husband and her in-laws.

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