A Study of the Quandary of Abandoned Wives by Non-Resident Indian Husbands: Law and Remedial Procedures

Abstract

The study determines the socio economic status of the NRI women who are abandoned by NRI husbands in India. Thorough research has been made of the trends in marriage and dowry customs among NRIs. It determines the causes of married women in India who are deserted and divorced by NRIs. This paper tries to understand the different rehabilitation needs of women who absconded from the clutches of NRIs who indulged in domestic violence, including those for social support, legal assistance, financial help, and psychological counseling. Suggestion to make appropriate immigration laws, legislative recommendations to guarantee care and safety as well as the parental role for married women.

Cohabitation imparts traits such as supremacy, adaptability, security, and malleability. This is the rationale behind the significance positioned on marriage. Wedlock, matrimony, or marriage is the other names for the ritualized and socially accepted union of two individuals. It is a perpetual, everlasting, and holy relationship. There is a great deal of connotation associated with marriage as an institution, predominantly in India. Everyone must be part in in the ritual of marriage. It is a vital component of an individual’s existence. A life without marriage is regarded as incomplete.

In India, there are no legal restrictions on marriage based on caste, state, or even nation. As a result, the proportion of women marrying NRI husbands has gone up. However, wives are duped, mistreated, and humiliated when marriage as an institution is taken for a ride, its essence is mocked, and its goal is solely to satisfy sexual cravings or make money. These wives are abandoned and left defenseless once their desires are fulfilled.

According to statistics, an NRI wife is typically left behind. They are treated as puppets by their husbands. In a society where women are viewed as social liabilities and of low status, a deserted woman is doubly burdensome for her family. The need has come for a greater attention for the predicament of the increasing number of women who are abandoned in this way. This essay focuses on the roots of the issue, the key complications in these situations, and potential remedies for this growing social ill.

When marriage is pushed to a new level and extends beyond national borders and the purview of the legal system, the subject becomes more complicated. Cross-border marriages are these kinds of unions. In India, it is common for Indian women to marry Indian men who live abroad—a practice known as non-resident Indian marriages, either as a national of another nation or as an Indian citizen. Then, these unions enter what is commonly referred to as the "maze" of private international law, which addresses the interactions and conflicts between the laws of different nations.