Anushka Sharma-
Published On: October 19, 2021 at 12:45 IST
The Mumbai Sessions Court observed, though Mental Injury is never visible, it has to be gathered from the facts and Evidence of the case.
The Court upheld an Order that ordered the husband to pay 1 Lack to his wife for causing Physical and Mental Harassment.
The Court rejected the Defense’s allegation that there was no medical proof to back up the woman’s assertions.
The Court further said, “It is not always that injuries on the body of a woman can be seen because immediately after an assault they do not go for medical or are not allowed to go for medical by their in-laws.”
Furthermore, the Court said that there was enough evidence that pointed to the fact that the woman was Mentally and Physically Assaulted at the hands of her husband and in-laws.
The woman had filed a Domestic Violence complaint against her husband and in-laws and submitted that she was repeatedly beaten and starved.
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