{
  "id": 10622341,
  "title": "‘Dignity can’t be compromised’: Jharkhand High Court allows wife to live separately",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/dignity-cant-be-compromised-jharkhand-high-court-allows-wife-to-live",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T06:00:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/legal-news/dignity-compromised-jharkhand-high-court-wife-live-separately-10898540/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Jharkhand High Court has allowed a woman to live separately from her husband, ruling that her dignity must not be compromised. The court dismissed the family court's order from September 2022, which demanded that she resume her married life with her husband. The Christian couple, married in 2018, separated a few months after their wedding and have been living apart since 2019. The woman claimed that her husband subjected her to mental torture, dowry demands and abandonment during her pregnancy. The court acknowledged that conjugal rights are inherent in marriage, but emphasized that they cannot be forced upon a spouse at the \"cost of their dignity\". The court found that the evidence presented by the woman substantiated her claim of reasonable cause to live separately.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Jharkhand High Court permits wife to live separately from husband.",
    "Court rules dignity cannot be compromised in marital relationship.",
    "Christian couple separated in 2019, living apart since then."
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}