RANCHI, India, Oct. 17 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on Sept. 16:

1. The instant appeal under Section 19(1) of the Family Court Act, 1984 is directed against order/judgment dated 28.08.2023 and decree dated 16.09.2023 passed by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Godda in Original Suit No. 137 of 2021, whereby and whereunder the learned court has allowed the suit and the marriage between the parties has been dissolved and further the appellanthusband has been directed to pay a consolidated amount of Rs. 25,00,000/- [twenty five lakh] to the respondent-wife as permanent alimony and also directed to return all the 'stridhan' and belongings, gifts of the respondent-wife to her and both the parties were directed to return all the respective gifts to each other. It has further been directed that if the amount of permanent alimony is not paid within the stipulated period, the appellant-husband was directed to pay simple interest @ 9% per annum on the unpaid amount till its realization.

Brief facts of the case:

2. The brief facts of the case, as per the pleading made in the original suit, needs to be referred herein, which reads as under:

3. The marriage between the parties was solemnized on 24.06.2012 as per Hindu customary rites and ceremonies.

4. It is the case of the respondent-wife that her father gave Rs 12 lakhs and 10 bhars of Gold ornaments in the marriage. After marriage the respondent-wife went to her sasural and started living there consummating the matrimonial life. After sometime, the respondent-wife came to her parents" house [maika] and then on 'Durgaman' [bedia], she again went to her sasural, where it is alleged that the husband and his other relatives started making demand of Rs. 5 lacs as dowry and they put it as condition precedent for her stay at sasural otherwise she was said to be ousted from the house. Upon much pressure, the father of the respondent-wife somehow managed an amount of Rs. 3 lacs and paid to the husband and his parents for safe future of the petitioner, the respondent herein.

5. It is further case of the respondent-wife before the family court that in spite of several other demands as well as continued torture inflicted upon her, she remained in her sasural with a hope that after a child is born out of the wedlock, the things will be normal but during stay at matrimonial house she came to know that her husband, the appellant herein, has illicit relation with another lady of the same locality, which she objected but the in-laws of the respondent-wife assaulted her and ousted her from the house.

*Rest of the document can be viewed at: (https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/ecourtindiaHC/cases/display_pdf.php?filename=tuqye3PhFs%2BBDn75ghiOpC6zxeecDOcrrCJ67BHtvbO8z1ErIkagn26cgSMnRvSn&caseno=FA/329/2023&cCode=1&cino=JHHC010457632023&state_code=7&appFlag=)

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