RANCHI, India, Jan. 27 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on Jan. 5:

1. The instant appeal under section 19(1) of the Family Courts Act, 1984 is directed against the judgment dated 17.12.2024 and the decree dated 04.01.2025 passed in Matrimonial Case No.09 of 2023 by the learned Principal District Judge, Khunti whereby and whereunder the petition filed under sections 10(1), (i) and 10(1) (ix) of Divorce Act, 1869 by the appellant-husband against the respondent-wife has been dismissed on contest.

2. The brief facts of the case as per the pleadings made in the plaint having been recorded by the learned Principal District Judge, needs to be referred herein reads under as:

(i) The case of the petitioner as per plaint in brief is that the marriage of the petitioner was solemnized with the respondent on 18.07.1985 as per Christian rites and rituals at G.E.L. Church Beralonger, P.S-Bano, District-Gumla under G.E.L. Church Lotakel Paris.

(ii) It is further stated that after solemnization of marriage both the parties started peaceful conjugal life with each other at the house of the petitioner at village- Maidan Toli, Khunti for about one and half years.

(iii) It is further case of the petitioner that after some time difference arose between the spouse. The petitioner with his moral obligation always tried to maintain happy conjugal life with the opposite party with hope that gradually everything will be normal.

(iv) It is stated that on 15.12.1986 the mother-in-law of the petitioner came to his house at Khunti and took away the Opposite Party/wife by giving assurance that she will be back after celebration of Christian festival. After passing of Christmas the petitioner went to his matrimonial home to bring back his wife but she was not ready to come back and directly refused to lead her conjugal life with the petitioner.

(v) However, the petitioner tried his level best to convince her but she was adamant with her previous attitude and she neither came to the matrimonial house nor did she had any physical relation at any time since then.

(vi) It is stated that the petitioner and his family members tried to sort out the difference arose between them but all went in vain and the last attempt to restitute the conjugal life was also futile when the petitioner and his family members approached the respondent to lead a peaceful life on 18.07.2019.

3. It is evident from the factual aspect as narrated hereinabove that the marriage in between the appellant and the respondent, the wife and the husband, respectively was solemnized on 18.07.1985 as per Christian rites and rituals. After marriage both the spouse leading a happy marital life but soon thereafter there were some altercations arose between them and they started living separately and finally a suit under sections 10(1) of Divorce Act, 1869 has been filed by the husband for dissolution of their marriage.

4. In the divorce suit, the respondent-wife had appeared and filed her written statement denying all the allegations levelled against her by her husband. The factum of marriage has been admitted but it is denied that she had withdrawn herself from the life of the petitioner and deserted him. It has been alleged that the petitioner did not like company of the wife and he used to continuously give her ill-treatment. The petitioner always misbehaved with her but she ignored the same hoping that the matter would be resolved in future. It is alleged that the petitioner used to misbehave with his son, namely, Anup Topno and never paid any expenses to his son.

*Rest of the document can be viewed at: (https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/ecourtindiaHC/cases/display_pdf.php?filename=A9S7c5LDIsB6RXaCf816x8xXU6p5N3fQUn4clFwM8v3j2mw5Uqc4wwkUxUxhEnrA&caseno=FA/172/2025&cCode=1&cino=JHHC010299662025&state_code=7&appFlag=)

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