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1983 Supreme(All) 241

M.WAHAJUDDIN
SATISH KUMAR ARORA – Appellant
Versus
VARSHA ARORA – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
M.S.SRIVASTAVA, Murli Dhar, SATISH KUMAR ARORA

M. WAHAJUDDIN, J.

( 1 ) THE Magistrate held that the charge of unchastity leveled by the husband is not proved. The revisional court held that leveling a charge of unchastity is in itself a good ground for allowing the petition of the wife for maintenance. In the present case, the maintenance has been allowed for the wife and two issues. It would appear that although initially any charge of unchastity was not leveled by the husband against the wife, after the wifes evidence concluded and the applicant was to lead evidence an application was moved for summoning a lady doctor alleging that the applicant; seeing the wife coming from Maternity Hospital. While she was living separately since much before, got suspicious and then on enquiry from Hospital gathered that she has got pregnancy medically terminated. The charge of unchastity against a wife is a very serious charge and no lady with a sense of respect would be willing to live with such husband. Besides, if the husband is suspicious enough as to even suspect the chastity to his wife, the life of the wife will become a hell living with such a husband, because he may keep developing such suspicions every day. In the circumstances, a




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