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Mumbai Court Ends 17-Year Domestic Violence Case After Finding Woman Remarried

The ruling turned on evidence that she remarried in 2009.

Overview

  • Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate B N Chikne dismissed the woman's maintenance plea at the Borivli court, ruling she was not entitled to support from her former husband.
  • The ex-husband produced the nikahnama for the second marriage along with an officiating imam and a handwriting and fingerprint expert to verify the document.
  • The woman's current husband testified in court confirming their marriage, reinforcing the conclusion that her dependent status on the ex-spouse had ended.
  • The woman filed the case in 2009 alleging physical, emotional and economic abuse, and the court had then ordered interim maintenance of Rs 3,200 per month.
  • The ex-husband said he had given talaq in 2008, and the court found she failed to prove she remained his wife after evidence showed a remarriage on December 17, 2009.