India, Nov. 26 -- Wife's pregnancy cannot be used as a basis to overlook her acts of cruelty towards her husband, the Delhi high court has ruled, while granting divorce to a man on the grounds of cruelty.

"The occurrence of pregnancy or temporary reconciliation cannot erase antecedent acts of cruelty, particularly when the record demonstrates that the respondent's (wife's) abusive conduct, threats, and denial of cohabitation persisted thereafter," a bench of justices Anil Kshetarpal and Renu Bhatnagar said in the order delivered on November 20.

The court verdict came on a man's petition against the family court's March 2025 order, refusing to dissolve his marriage on the grounds of cruelty.

In the present case, the couple got married i...