Calcutta High Court Quashes Husband’s Criminal Complaint, Says Wife Can’t Be Stopped From Residing With Visually Challenged Mother

Case: Sampa Deb (Basu) Vs. The State of West Bengal & Anr.

Coram: Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan

Case No.: CRR 1284 of 2019

Court Observation: The complainant/husband’s parents are not alive nor is he employed. Now when the mother of the wife is 100% blind in both eyes, having none to look after and protect her, the opposite party no. 2/husband is being unreasonable. A situation like this undoubtedly requires that a child, the daughter/petitioner herein, will be her mother’s mental, physical and emotional support, more so when the husband having no other family members has been residing with them since 2009. She is also the sole earning member of the family.

“Taking care of one’s parents is an emotional and loving act. No force in the world can stop a child from doing it and no child can be forced to do so, if he or she does not want to.”

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