An Indian woman has been fined for "defaming her husband's manhood".

A judge ordered Vandana Gurjar to pay her estranged husband Hemant Chhalotre $4250 after he sued her for alleging he was impotent when she filed for divorce.

Vandana married Hemant nine years ago, but left him after three months, later seeking a divorce on the grounds she could "not have conjugal bliss with Mr. Chhalotre as he was impotent".

Hermant then filed a case arguing that her accusations "rendered him unmarriageable and sullied his prestige".

The fine was far greater than the average annual income in India.