DIVORCE LAW
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Under Indian laws pertaining to marriage disputes,<br />
condonation means pardoning a matrimonial offence such<br />
as adultery. The concept of condonation also involves<br />
reinstating the offending spouse to the same level of respect<br />
and mutual understanding that s/he enjoyed before<br />
committing the offence. It must be noted that a spouse<br />
cannot seek matrimonial relief on the ground of lapse by the<br />
other if it was already condoned. Almost all the statutes<br />
under Indian laws provide condonation as a bar for seeking<br />
matrimonial relief. Under Indian laws pertaining to marriage<br />
disputes, condonation means pardoning a matrimonial<br />
offence such as adultery. Condonation is one of the defenses<br />
to the fault grounds for divorce. Condonation is the<br />
forgiveness or acceptance by one spouse of the other<br />
spouse's wrongful behaviour that otherwise could be used<br />
as grounds for a divorce.<br />
An example of condonation is a husband who does not<br />
object to his wife's adultery. If the husband sues his wife for<br />
divorce, claiming she has committed adultery, the wife may<br />
argue as a defense that her husband condoned her<br />
behavior. The following are required for a court to find<br />
condonation and to deny a fault-based divorce:<br />
‣ The condoning spouse knows about the other<br />
spouse's wrongful behavior,<br />
‣ The condoning spouse forgives the offending spouse<br />
‣ The condoning spouse does not deny the offending<br />
spouse sexual relations<br />
Divorce Law – An Overview
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