Calling spouse 'bhoot,' 'pishach' not cruelty: Patna High Court
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The Patna High Court has ruled that derogatory name-calling like "bhoot" (ghost) and "pishach" (vampire) by an estranged couple does not constitute "cruelty." Justice Bibek Chaudhuri, a single-judge bench, made these remarks while hearing a petition from Sahdeo Gupta and his son, Naresh Kumar Gupta. The father-son duo are residents of Bokaro, Jharkhand. They were challenging an order issued by courts in Bihar's Nalanda district on a complaint lodged by Naresh's former wife.