High Court grants bail to man accused of assaulting pregnant wife

A High Court has granted bail to a man accused of assaulting his pregnant wife. According to the FIR, the accused grabbed his wife by the hair, struck her head against a wall, punched and kicked her, and allegedly inflicted injuries on her forearms with a knife or vegetable cutter.

The assault was allegedly triggered when the wife refused to undergo a sex determination procedure. The court imposed conditions on the bail, including a directive to abstain from alcohol.