Justice L Victoria Gowri of the Madurai bench restored the conviction of the husband under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code, and his imprisonment for six months. In an order passed on October 31, justice Gowri held that acts such as isolating the wife, denying her food, obstructing her religious practices, and coercing her to bring money from her relatives amounted to “grave mental cruelty”.

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‘Old age can’t sanctify cruelty’, rules Madras HC on domestic violence case
Old age cannot sanctify cruelty, the Madras high court said while restoring conviction of an octogenarian husband for subjecting his wife, who is now in her 80s, to prolonged mental and economic cruelty
Published on: Nov 04, 2025 6:10 AM IST
By
Ayesha Arvind

The Madras high court has restored the conviction of an octogenarian husband for subjecting his wife, who is now in her 80s, to prolonged mental and economic cruelty, saying that old age “cannot sanctify cruelty”.

The high court reinstated the trial court’s sentence of six-month simple imprisonment and a ₹5,000 fine. (HT Archives)

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Justice L Victoria Gowri of the Madurai bench restored the conviction of the husband under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code, and his imprisonment for six months.

In an order passed on October 31, justice Gowri held that acts such as isolating the wife, denying her food, obstructing her religious practices, and coercing her to bring money from her relatives amounted to “grave mental cruelty”.

The judge set aside the earlier acquittal of the man by an appellate court, and reinstated the trial court’s sentence of six-month simple imprisonment and a ₹5,000 fine.

Upholding a related maintenance order of ₹20,000 per month under the Domestic Violence Act, justice Gowri observed: “The conviction of an octogenarian husband in this case is not an act of vengeance but an assertion of the principle that age cannot sanctify cruelty, and that no marital bond can justify indignity.”

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