'Disturbing trend' of NRIs filing matrimonial cases for 'harassment': Punjab and Haryana High Court
Babushahi Bureau
Chandigarh, December 12, 2024: The Punjab & Haryana High Court has observed a "disturbing trend where criminal prosecution is initiated in matrimonial disputes in India by foreign nationals, who have voluntarily availed citizenship of another country and are in continuous residence there."
As per LiveLaw, the High Court has quashed the cruelty case filed by a woman having Australian citizenship against her former Australian husband and in-laws.
"Merely for the purpose of harassment, criminal complaints are filed in India. When the matrimonial disputes stand settled by the concerned forum abroad, proxy litigation in India cannot be allowed to be commenced in India to satisfy personal spite,” said Justice Harpreet Singh Brar as quoted by LiveLaw.