The Madras High Court has said that if a man has an extramarital affair and it causes serious domestic discord between the married couple, then the man will be convicted for causing mental cruelty to his wife under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and will be sentenced to imprisonment.
The ruling was given by Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy who confirmed the conviction of Nakkeeran, Alias Jeroan Pandi by a trial court in Tiruvannamalai district in November 2011. However, the quantum of the jail term was reduced by the judge from two years to six months of rigorous imprisonment.
