Marriage by emotional blackmail
Rajiv Varma
(Querist) 01 April 2016
This query is : Resolved
Sir, My brother who's a Hindu by birth aged 23 married a Hindu girl aged 23 when both of them were 21. My brother was mentally harassed by this girl to marry her. She threatened him that she will die if my brother doesn't marry her. My brother gets easily afraid with emotional blackmails. So he married her. Now the marriage is a court registered one and all this happened during feb 2014 , just 3 months after my brothers 21st birthday. My brother kept this marriage secret from us for more than 1.5 years and the girl also didn't tried to reach us. Now after one and a half year of their marriage the girl again started to emotionally blackmail my brother to introduce her as his wife to my parents. This was the time when we came to know about this marriage. My parents directly rejected the marriage. After a lot of grilling my brother told everything about how the marriage happened and how she blackmailed her. He told us that the marriage was never consummated and they never had any physical contact. Also the guarantor to the marriage were the girls mother, her grandma, and her friend who was a common friends of both of them. My parents had completely no knowledge about it. My brother doesn't wants to live with her and wants a divorce. Also the girl most often demanded money from my brother during this 2-3 years. It seems that she deliberately have done all these to demand cash from my brother. Note- My brother and the girl were childhood friends. Please give some suggestions on how to get rid of her. Thank you.
r.sathyanarayanan
(Expert) 01 April 2016
Consult a advocate locally and file for divorce,the girl may file a dowry case against your brother and family members as a counter case.be prepared to face it.
Devajyoti Barman
(Expert) 02 April 2016
Since your brother has already married her I would suggest him to work for the marriage once. if it survives then it is best for all.
If not then he should propose for amicable settlement by way of mutual divorce.
If she does not agree then your brother will have to file a contested suit for divorce.
Rajendra K Goyal
(Expert) 02 April 2016
You mean that the girl should suffer for the coward behavior of your brother. He could not face pressure from girl (?), could not resist marriage (?), and now unable to face parents, keep her acts secret from own parents. He seems to be non serious person towards life or relation. He even did not believe his own parents, his own acts / steps. If you brother do not want to live with her why he married her. Accept the fault of your brother.
Marriage is registered, if the girl want, she can ruin the peace of your family.
It is in the interest of all to have amicable settlement to the satisfaction of all.
Dr J C Vashista
(Expert) 04 April 2016
The marriage is not consumated, hence incomplete and can be declared void.
Consult a local prudent lawyer.
V R SHROFF
(Expert) 04 April 2016
Follow prudent & practical advise of Shri Barman.
Your delay of years and silence will harm your case. She acquired RIGHTS of Wife,
AND CAN GO FOR 498A , DV, MAINTENANCE ETC, AND U HV TO PAY..
