‘Promised Thick Hair’: UP Bride Files FIR After Groom’s Baldness Comes to Light
A woman in Uttar Pradesh has filed a police complaint alleging she was cheated into marriage after discovering that her husband was bald and wearing a hair patch, contrary to pre-wedding assurances of having “thick hair”.
The incident came to light on the wedding day in Bareilly, when the groom’s hair patch reportedly came off during rituals, exposing his baldness. The bride said she and her family were shown photographs and videos portraying the groom with full hair during marriage negotiations.
Police have registered an FIR under cheating provisions of the IPC. Officials said no arrests have been made so far and counselling efforts are underway to resolve the dispute.
The groom’s family has denied any wrongdoing, calling baldness a natural condition and alleging that the complaint is an excuse to withdraw from the marriage. The case has sparked debate online over misrepresentation in arranged marriages and the growing number of matrimonial fraud complaints.
The Chhattisgarh High Court on December 9, 2025, upheld a decree of divorce in favour of a husband who was misled into marriage by concealment of the wife’s medical condition that rendered her incapable of conceiving. The Court held that suppression of such a material fact strikes at the foundation of marriage and constitutes mental cruelty under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
Autistic Child’s Care Takes Priority: Punjab & Haryana High Court Transfers Divorce Case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered the transfer of a divorce case from Sangrur to Chandigarh, accepting the plea of a woman police constable who has custody of a five-year-old daughter diagnosed with autism.
The court held that although the woman is financially independent and employed with the Chandigarh Police, her responsibility of caring for a special-needs child is a decisive factor. Managing a demanding police job while ensuring therapy, treatment, and daily care for an autistic child creates genuine hardship if required to travel repeatedly to Sangrur for hearings.
Rejecting the husband’s argument that a working woman should face no difficulty attending proceedings, the court reiterated that convenience of the wife is not automatic but must be assessed case-by-case, considering factors like child custody, health needs, distance, and overall hardship.
In this case, the court found the child’s welfare and the mother’s caregiving burden to be the most significant consideration and directed that the case records be transferred to the Chandigarh court.
The Delhi High Court has stayed the eviction of a daughter-in-law from her shared household, holding that the Senior Citizens Act, 2007 cannot be used as an “expedient” to defeat protections available to women under the Domestic Violence Act, 2005.
The Supreme Court of India has brought an end to a 22-year-long matrimonial dispute, observing that a prolonged and bitter legal fight can reduce a marriage to nothing more than a “marriage on paper”.
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The incident came to light on the wedding day in Bareilly, when the groom’s hair patch reportedly came off during rituals, exposing his baldness. The bride said she and her family were shown photographs and videos portraying the groom with full hair during marriage negotiations.
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