Father disallowing children to watch TV is not cruelty: HC

The Bombay High Court has held that decision of a father disallowing children from watching television programmes could not be termed as 'cruelty'.

In a significant judgement in a divorce case,the Bombay High Court has held that decision of a father disallowing children from watching television programmes continuously and forcing them to go to bed early could not be termed as “cruelty”.

Dismissing an appeal filed by a 37-year-old housewife from Pune against a family court’s order refusing to grant her divorce,Justice A P Deshpande and Justice R P Sondurbaldota observed recently that such conduct cannot amount to harassment leading to mental cruelty.

The housewife examined her 12-year-old daughter to prove the charges of cruelty.

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She alleged that her husband wanted his two children to watch Marathi programmes and not Hindi serials. She further alleged that the children were asked not to watch television continuously and to go to bed early.

The judges cross-examined the daughter who did not support her mother’s allegations of cruelty.

The bench disagreed with the appellant that her husband had indulged in cruelty by stealing toys of their children,beating them in front of their friends,not allowing daughter to operate computer at home and disconnecting television wire to prevent them from watching serials.

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