Chandigarh, May 27 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has said that a solitary meeting with another man cannot by itself tantamount to adultery.

The court made these observations while deciding a matrimonial case from Punjab. The woman had appealed against the February 2026 judgment of a family court in Gurdaspur that allowed dissolution of the marriage between the parties.

"Learned trial court in its rightful wisdom also observed that conduct of respondent-wife in meeting respondent No.2 (ex) alone on 11.01.2023 being a single incident cannot be said that she is living in adultery with respondent No.2 nor her previous relationship with respondent No.2 before marriage tantamount to an offence of adultery for the respondent-husband." t...