Woman wears ‘Sindoor’ as religious obligation to show she is married: Family court

A court ordered a woman to return to her husband’s home immediately.

Indore:

A family court in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore asked a woman to return to her husband’s house immediately while observing the ritual “dressing”‘indoor’ (Vermilion) is obligatory for a (Hindu) woman as it indicates that she is married.

Chief Justice NP Singh of the Indore Family Court gave the direction while hearing a petition filed by a man seeking restoration of his rights under the Hindu Marriage Act after his wife divorced five years ago.

“When the woman’s statement was recorded in court, she admitted that she was not wearing any clothes,” the judge said in the March 1 order. “indoor”. ‘Sindol’ This is a religious obligation for a wife and it indicates that a woman is married. “

The order further said that after perusing the entire statement of the woman, it is clear that she was not abandoned by her husband, she had left him and wanted a divorce.

“She abandoned her husband. She didn’t wear ‘indoor’,” the court said.

In her defence, the woman accused her husband of physically and mentally harassing her for dowry.

After hearing both parties and reviewing material on record, the court said the woman had not made any complaint or report to the police regarding her allegations.

Shubham Sharma, counsel for the petitioner, said his client got married in 2017 and the couple has a five-year-old son.

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