SC verdict on adultery spooks detectives

Kolkata | Sunday | 30th September, 2018

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Currently, his Kolkata office is handling six adultery cases; each case is handled by a team of two detectives. This can no longer happen with the new verdict although adultery remains a ground for divorce,” said Mitra.Retired Indian Army officer Gopal Banerjee’s firm, Eye Witness Investigation and Detection, is currently working on 17 adultery cases. The verdict might not help them,” Banerjee said.But some feel the work of detectives might actually become simpler now. Dey supports the SC verdict but he knows that his client cannot lodge an FIR now. “At least 80% of post-matrimonial cases are about adultery,” he said..