在印度,一名80岁的男子因虐待妻子被判处6个月监禁,并被罚款5 000英镑,法院驳回同意要求并维护她的证词。 An 80-year-old man in India was sentenced to six months in prison and fined ₹5,000 for abusing his wife, with the court rejecting claims of consent and upholding her testimony.

马德拉斯高等法院恢复了对根据《IPC》第498A条被判犯有长期精神和经济虐待妻子罪的80岁男子的六个月徒刑和5 000英镑罚款,推翻了下级上诉法院的无罪判决。 The Madras High Court reinstated a six-month prison sentence and ₹5,000 fine for an 80-year-old man convicted under Section 498A IPC for prolonged mental and economic cruelty against his wife, overturning a lower appellate court’s acquittal. L. Victoria Gowri法官裁定,妻子的耐力,特别是年老妻子的耐力,并不意味着同意虐待,否定了婚姻权威为残忍辩解的观点。 Justice L. Victoria Gowri ruled that a wife’s endurance, especially in old age, does not imply consent to abuse, rejecting the notion that marital authority justifies cruelty. 法院强调,家庭虐待案件往往缺乏证人,可信的证词,包括妻子的账户和警方记录,足以定罪。 The court emphasized that domestic abuse cases often lack witnesses, and credible testimony, including the wife’s account and police records, suffices for conviction. 它维持了每月20 000英镑的扶养令,强调婚姻必须以平等和尊重为基础,而不是以父权制控制为基础。 It upheld a ₹20,000 monthly maintenance order, stressing that marriage must be based on equality and respect, not patriarchal control. 判决书强调,年龄不能成为虐待的借口,并要求社会改变婚姻动态。 The judgment underscores that age does not excuse abuse and calls for a societal shift in marital dynamics.