Last Updated:January 14, 2026, 20:38 IST Jharkhand HC upheld divorce for a husband after his wife concealed her age and murder conviction, ruling that trust is vital in marriage and her conduct caused mental cruelty. The court held that the wife had concealed material facts before contracting the marriage, including her actual age and her conviction to life imprisonment in a murder case.(Representative Image) The Jharkhand High Court has upheld the dissolution of a marriage after observing that trust and respect form the foundation of the marital relationship, and a spouse cannot be compelled to continue a marriage founded on concealment of grave facts. A division bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Arun Kumar Rai upheld a decree of divorce granted in favour of a husband who alleged that his wife had suppressed her actual age and her conviction in a murder case prior to marriage. The bench dismissed the appeal filed by the woman, who had challenged the Family Court order that had dissolved her marriage under Section 13 of the Hindu …