• Divorce on the grounds of cruelty by husband for contested divorce

If a wife uses the sperm of husband stored at sperm bank without the consent/knowledge of husband and have baby through IVF with the help of the nominee of the stored sperm( here, it is the husband's mother) , can the husband file for contested divorce on the ground of cruelty against the wife and get divorce? The husband and wife had no conjugal relation for the past 2 years. Also, can the doctors and nursing home be held responsible for not taking any permission of the husband? 
The mother of the husband signed all documents for IVF procedure and father of the wife signed on papers of delivery matter. 
Now, the mother of the husband and wife are not sharing details of how the whole process took place . It is to be noted that the wife already suffered cancer in uterus and went for chemotheraphy 5 years ago. Resulting which , one fallopian tube was removed.
Asked 6 years ago in Family Law
Religion: Hindu

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Yours is a very peculiar case. The act of your wife of using your sperm without your permission stored at a sperm Bank is a criminal matter, whwrein your wife as well as the sperm bank official responsible has to be made a party.

It can also be made a ground for divorce as it amounts to cruelty upon the husband. As you and your wife had no conjugal relationship for the last 2 years that has to be made as a major ground. If she is not residing with you for the last 2 years, the ground of desertion can also be added as that is a valid ground for divorce under section 13 of Hindu Marriage Act 

Siddharth Jain
Advocate, New Delhi
6617 Answers
102 Consultations

Wife has only used her husband sperm  for IVF 

 

Merely  because she did not take husband consent for using his sperm is not ground for divorce 

 

she was suffering from cancer and desperately needed a child 

 

court would not grant husband divorce 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
99784 Answers
8145 Consultations

Yes husband can file divorce on ground of mental cruelty and get divorce from his wife. 

But doctor and nursing home cannot be held responsible because they need signature of any relative not only of husband. 

 

Mohit Kapoor
Advocate, Rohtak
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If husband has not given permission than wife, nominee, Doctor's should held the responsible for this act.

Ganesh Kadam
Advocate, Pune
13008 Answers
267 Consultations

Wife can use husband sperm for having a child 

 

as biological father of child you are responsible for child maintenance 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
99784 Answers
8145 Consultations

In artificial insemination it is necessary to take informed consent of both husband and wife. In india there is no specific legislation for the same but still some judgements of hon'ble apex courts are governed for the same. Husband can show that absence of consent can amount to cruelty

Prashant Nayak
Advocate, Mumbai
34520 Answers
249 Consultations

Yes he can file divorce petition against wife. 

Because both are not living together since long and if child will be born after long time separation on that ground

Tarun Budhiraja
Advocate, Rohtak
379 Answers

In India there is no legislation regarding artificial insemination. but without consent of husband wife cannot go for IVF treatment. husband consent required for IVF treatment.husband can file divorce on the ground of Creulty..

Mohammed Mujeeb
Advocate, Hyderabad
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32 Consultations

stored at sperm bank ? How 

Yogendra Singh Rajawat
Advocate, Jaipur
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31 Consultations

and why

Yogendra Singh Rajawat
Advocate, Jaipur
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31 Consultations

It is the doctor or the hospital who should be held responsible for this crime.

The nominee can play a role only after the lifetime of the person who has nominated them.

Therefore the nominee has no right to help the wife of the husband to get this sperm from the sperm bank.

The husband can lodge a criminal complaint against he hospital authorities for this crime or even drag them to the consumer forum for deficiency in service including breach of trust.

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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2493 Consultations

This is a serious crime even though she may be his wife 

This shall be as good as invading the privacy of the individual or theft.

You as a husband can initiate legal process as suggested or by consulting an advocate in the local on all such further issues.

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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2493 Consultations

- This can no be term as cruelty however yes criminal breach of trust U/s 405 of IPC you can file the complaint where you shall have to make the party to both your mother and wife as both were involved.

- Also, you can not approach the court with the ground of U/s 120B of IPC for criminal conspiracy with U/s 425 of IPC for mischief against the individual.

- However, you shall either have to approach nearby police station having the jurisdiction of your area or can file the complaint directly to Session Judge U/s 200 of CrPC.

 

Regards

 

Vivek Arya

 

Retired Lawyer
Advocate, Gurgaon
767 Answers
6 Consultations

  1. As per the information mentioned in the present query, makes it clear that the role of the nominee comes into picture of the main person has died or became unconscious.
  2. Here in the present case, it is totally against the law and illegal to use the same for having child.
  3. Husband can file a case again the mother, wife, and doctors also as they should have asked for the ware about of the person whose sperms they used for the process.
  4. And yes, this child cannot be the responsibility of the husband as it has neither come from a normal sex nor husband wanted to have child as he did not give consent also.

Sanjay Baniwal
Advocate, South Delhi
5477 Answers
13 Consultations

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