MP High Court Upholds Divorce Based on Adultery Photos, Says Section 65B Certificate Not Mandatory

The Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld a Family Court’s divorce decree granted to a husband based on photographs showing the wife committing adultery, even though no Section 65B Certificate under the Indian Evidence Act was filed.

The Court observed that the Indian Evidence Act provisions are not strictly applicable in matrimonial cases, and Family Courts may receive any report, statement, or document to ascertain the truth under Section 14 of the Family Courts Act.

The wife’s appeal challenging reliance on the photographs was dismissed, as she failed to rebut their authenticity.

Finding her objections unsubstantiated, the High Court dismissed the appeal and affirmed the divorce decree.

[L v. RD]