Tapan Kumar Chakraborty vs Smt. Jyotsna Chakraborty on 9 July, 1996
The Supreme Court then in paragraph 15/16 of the said decision in V. Bhagat v. D. Bhagat proceeded to observe that if so, the question arises what kind of cruel treatment does, clause (ia) of Section 13(1)~HINDU MARRIAGE ACT, 1955~^ of the Hindu Marriage Act contemplate, and in particular, what is the kind of mental cruelty that is required to be established ? Then the Supreme Court in paragraph 16/17 of the said decision
answered the said question very specifically in the following language :