RANCHI, India, Nov. 6 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on Oct. 6:

1. The instant appeal has been filed against the judgment dated 05.09.2023 and decree dated 16.09.2023 passed by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Ranchi in Original Suit No.487 of 2022 whereby and whereunder the suit has been decreed by dissolution of marriage solemnized between the parties on 18.04.2017 under Section 13(1)(i-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.

2. The brief facts as per the pleading made in the appeal is also available on record and incorporated in the impugned judgment which reads as under:-

"The petitioner's case, in brief, is that the marriage between the parties has been solemnized on 18.04.2017 according to Hindu rites and rituals at Sindwari Barkagaon, Hazaribagh. After marriage both the parties are resided at Tatisilwai, Ranchi, within the jurisdiction of this Court.

It is stated that the petitioner is employee of Indian Army on the post of Radio Operator presently at Mumbai. Till completion of holiday of the petitioner, both the parties led a happy life and lived together as husband and wife but the respondentwife did not allow the petitioner- husband for cohabitation. Lastly the petitioner returned back to his place of posting. Again in the month of October-2017 for 30 days and on 31st March, 2018 for 30 day the petitioner- husband came to his house on leave and joined the company of the respondent- wife, but she did not agree for sexual and physical relationship and refused for the same.

The behaviour of the respondent- wife was very cruel towards the petitioner- husband and she started torturing the petitioner with physical and mental cruelty. She used to demand money and to fulfil the requirement of her Maika family members.

The respondent- wife also filed a complaint before the Mahila Police Station and as per oral settlement there the respondent- wife received Rs.05- Lacs and thereafter both the parties are living separately since 25.08.2020.

After separation the petitioner came to know in the month of November, 2021 that the respondent has illicit relation with her boyfriend. Brother of the respondent also sent a snap of the respondent after looking the petitioner got surprised that the respondent- wife is pregnant of 5 to 6 months. The family members of the respondent are very dangerous persons. They have greedy eye over the money of the petitioner who instigated the respondent to put poison in food of family members of the petitioner and after their death all the property would be in her name. There is no child out of their wedlock as the respondentwife never accept the petitioner- husband as her husband.

*Rest of the document can be viewed at: (https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/ecourtindiaHC/cases/display_pdf.php?filename=bzPoyUlszYLCUcCpirIpqOli6K%2BkuQrSpTccRT5kxzM5c3SYWjKmK2rX2JmhVWvg&caseno=FA/113/2024&cCode=1&cino=JHHC010158892024&state_code=7&appFlag=)

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