New Delhi, June 4: A 26-year-old woman has approached a Delhi court with a plea to annul her marriage, saying her husband is "psychologically impotent" and despite being married for several months, they have had no sexual relations.
Citing the inability of her husband to consummate the marriage as a ground for "mental cruelty", the woman said she was ready to undergo medical examination anywhere to prove her virginity.
The plea came after the estranged husband gave a written statement to the Delhi Police that the marriage was consummated and he wasn't at fault for the marital strain.
The wife's plea trashes the claim. The husband's "abnormal behaviour" became clear on their honeymoon to Australia and New Zealand last year, she alleged.
During the 15-odd days they spent there, he avoided getting close to her but mingled freely with other women, which "could irresistibly lead to the conclusion that the respondent was psychologically impotent qua the petitioner and this is the reason the marriage could not be consummated and the petitioner till date remains a virgin".
According to the woman's plea filed through her advocate Prabhjit Jauhar, the woman said there was no sexual contact through the honeymoon despite several advances by her. Thereafter, the couple also went for a short holiday to Goa but the estrangement continued, says the plea. "The wife after spending more than nine months with her husband was not able to evoke sensual feelings from her husband and as a result had to walk out of the matrimonial home."
Referring to Supreme Court judgments, the wife said matrimonial courts had the power to refer parties for a medical examination to ascertain the truth, and that she too should be permitted to prove she is a virgin despite several months of marriage.
Additional district judge Sudesh Kumar has posted the matter for July 26 after issuing notice to the husband on the woman's plea.
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