RANCHI, India, Dec. 25 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on Nov. 25:

1. The instant appeal under Section 19(1) of the Family Court Act, 1984 is directed against the order/judgment dated 23.08.2024 and decree signed on 05.09.2024 passed by the learned Additional Principal Judge, Additional Family Court No. II, Dhanbad in Original Suit No. 26 of 2019, whereby and whereunder, the suit filed by the petitioner-appellant [husband] for dissolution of marriage by decree of divorce u/s 13(1)(i-a)(i-b) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 against respondent/wife, has been dismissed.

2. The brief facts of the case leading to filing of the divorce petition by the appellant-petitioner, as taken note in the impugned order, needs to be referred herein as under:

3. The marriage between the appellant and respondent was solemnized on 02-03-2010 according to Hindu Rites and Customs. After the marriage both the petitioner-appellant and respondent lived together as husband and wife at Nirsa, Dhanbad. However, out of the said wedlock the couple was blessed with no child. It is further stated that after marriage respondent-wife came to her sasural and stated that she is not happy with this marriage. It is further stated that this marriage was solemnized with him forcibly. She also did not allow him for cohabitation and after seven days of marriage she went away to her maika. It is further stated that the behaviour of respondent towards him and his family members was not good and she used to quarrel and threatened to implicate them in false case. It is stated that on various occasions the respondent assaulted her motherin-law and always used to humiliate the petitioner-husband and his family in front of the guest and threatened that if the petitioner or his family member will compel the respondent to stay at Nirsa, she will commit suicide. Thereafter the respondent went away to her maika on the eve of Holi in year 2016. It is further stated that on 09-05-2016 petitioner visited to his sasural to bring his wife back but she refused to come with him.

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