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Under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, cruelty as a ground for separate residence requires:

Section 18(2)(b) requires that he "has treated her with such cruelty as to cause a reasonable apprehension in her mind that it will be harmful or injurious to live with her…

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Under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, cruelty as a ground for separate residence requires:

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Section 18(2)(b) requires that he "has treated her with such cruelty as to cause a reasonable apprehension in her mind that it will be harmful or injurious to live with her husband". It does not require medically proved injury, a police complaint or cruelty over a fixed period.

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