{"id":253724,"date":"2010-10-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-24T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-ravinanda-gopal-vs-smt-r-revathi-gayathri-on-25-october-2010"},"modified":"2017-08-03T07:02:10","modified_gmt":"2017-08-03T01:32:10","slug":"sri-ravinanda-gopal-vs-smt-r-revathi-gayathri-on-25-october-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-ravinanda-gopal-vs-smt-r-revathi-gayathri-on-25-october-2010","title":{"rendered":"Sri Ravinanda Gopal vs Smt R Revathi @ Gayathri on 25 October, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Sri Ravinanda Gopal vs Smt R Revathi @ Gayathri on 25 October, 2010<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: K.L.Manjunath And B.Manohar<\/div>\n<pre id=\"pre_1\">IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE.'\n\nDATED THIS THE 25\u00a2: DAY OF OCTOBER,_;2~0l,_'Q:   \n\nPRESENT\n\nTHE HONBLE MRJUSTICE  L. 3  'J \n\nTHE HON'BLE MR. JUS*I*I.\u00a7fE  \n\nMFA.NO.446_1 QF\"2'dVQ8VVV(MC)\n\nBETWEEN:\n\nSri.Ravinanda G0w;:a\u00a7;,.;:.'* ._ 2;  \nS\/o\ufb02asharath:_Nai\u00e9d 33 'years,\n ._  Rama\u00e9iuemdra Raddy Building,\n'  Pritchand Road,\n\nM\n\n\n\nRobertson Pet,\nK.G.F \u00ab~ 563 113  RESPONDENT<\/pre>\n<p id=\"p_1\">(By Sri.S.Balan 8: Assts, Advocate)<\/p>\n<p>MFA \ufb01led U\/s. 28 of the Hindu Marriage <\/p>\n<p>the Judgment and Award dated: 04.03.2008 &#8221; .g_<br \/>\nM.C.NO.55\/2000 on the \ufb01le Of Civil Judge  <\/p>\n<p>rejecting the petition \ufb01led U \/ s.12 of~&#8217;Hin-du Marriage Act for<br \/>\ndivorce.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_1\">This MFA having been hetard andrelservedandgg <\/p>\n<p>on for pronouncement of Judgerneiirt this&#8217;&#8211;.da&#8217;yf,<br \/>\nJ., delivered the following:  &#8212; &#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_2\">JUDSMEN\u00aeM_<br \/>\nAppellant is the peti\ufb01onerg  Civil Judge<\/p>\n<p>[Sr.Dn.], 1&#8243;  the judgment and<br \/>\ndecree  M.C.i\\lo.56\/ 2000 passed<\/p>\n<p>by the C_\u00a7S:Vi1&#8243;\u00a2&#8217;Judg\u20ac&#8221; KGF, \ufb01led this appeal.<\/p>\n<p>    filed a petition under Section 12 of<\/p>\n<p> Hindt1l&#8221;lV\u00a3ar1&#8217;iagejfXet seeking for annulment of marriage<\/p>\n<p>l\u00b0\u00bb.__o11VV the of impotency of respondent or in the<\/p>\n<p>\/5%<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_1\">3<\/span><br \/>\nalternative grant a decree of divorce dissolving the<\/p>\n<p>marriage solemnized on 23-6- 1999.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_3\">3. The brief facts of the case are as fo11ows:&#8217;_.\u00a7:&#8221;&#8221; 99<\/p>\n<p>The petitioner and respondent, are  &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>husband and wife. Their marriage  <\/p>\n<p>23-6-1999 as per the Hindu   KGFQTT<\/p>\n<p>The respondent lived in Vthe maritai;&#8217;ho&#8217;:1se. &#8220;Tire petitioner<br \/>\nwas working at Bangalore. the house<\/p>\n<p>early in the  and  the night. The<\/p>\n<p>petitioner&#8217; &#8216;during the stay of the<\/p>\n<p>respondentlinltihe the petitioner and his<\/p>\n<p>family niernbers  that she has no respect for the<\/p>\n<p>eiders&#8217;~pai&#8217;ticiilarly to the mother of the petitioner. Many<\/p>\n<p> tirnelshshelias&#8217;I=.niisbehaved with other family members.<\/p>\n<p> &#8216;theW;AVudi month she had been to her parental<\/p>\n<p> 14-7-1998. On 6-8-1999, she informed the<\/p>\n<p>5*<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_1\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<p>petitioner that she is pregnant. However on 30-8-1998,<\/p>\n<p>she informed the petitioner that she had undergone<\/p>\n<p>abortion. in Vi\u20acW of that the respondent was  <\/p>\n<p>the medical test on 2-9-1999. fifhe  <\/p>\n<p>examined her reported that the all<\/p>\n<p>pregnant and the respondent&#8217;  hhaveiheuinenstrual&#8221; 9<\/p>\n<p>cycle at all. She has taken \u00a7r.K&#8217;asturi on<br \/>\n28- 10-1999 for a few days  lL}Ti\u00ab:F,&#8217;9,V.&#8217;1:1A&#8211;;.1:E3:1_f_&#8217;If_iiII10I&#8217;1iE11 house<br \/>\non 3-11-1999.  the petitioner,<\/p>\n<p>the respondent.VV.wi;is&#8217;A:brought&#8217;]bac&#8217;k  the marital house on<\/p>\n<p>19- 1- 1 999:. _     &#8216; the marital house once<\/p>\n<p>again on any reasonable cause and<\/p>\n<p>:.deserte;i&#8221;&#8221;the: petitioner? &#8216;<\/p>\n<p> _  in his petition alleges that the<\/p>\n<p>:19&#8243;\u00bb&#8230;.vparentsrof t.he&#8217;3..V_r.espondent suppressed the fact that the<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_4\">&#8211; -.fj&#8217;j;respondentV__Ais an impotent and unable to beget a child, it<\/p>\n<p>i&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_5\">\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_2\">5<\/span><\/p>\n<p>is impossible to lead a marital life with the respondent.<\/p>\n<p>He issued a legal notice to the respondent oallingotipon<\/p>\n<p>her to join him. After four months, she has   <\/p>\n<p>the said notice agreeing to joi1&#8217;1__.t.he4  ,4_&#8217;_i.&#8221;VI&#8217;h_e&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>petitioner has alleged that the  <\/p>\n<p>cover up her latches had   &#8220;under&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_6\">Section 498-\u00bbA of <a href=\"\/doc\/1569253\/\" id=\"a_1\">IPC<\/a> and seetiongefatgandt4 or <a href=\"\/doc\/1763444\/\" id=\"a_1\">Dowry<br \/>\nProhibition Act<\/a> before theV_jtj,risdieti.&#8211;o.rial_~police and that<br \/>\nthe matter is   :peoneitieiiat:.oTn. Since the<\/p>\n<p>respondent is an:..i;tnpotent:,&#8217;t_&#8217; she  not in a position to<\/p>\n<p>maintain the &#8216;rnarital&#8217;V&#8221;li.:fe\u00bb the petitioner filed a petition<\/p>\n<p>seeking for anr1ul&#8217;H1,erj1_t or marriage.<\/p>\n<p>  &#8220;to\u00bbt&#8211;he notice issued by the Civil Judge<\/p>\n<p>(VS~r=..Dn&#8217;.&#8217;};Vtlive:_&#8217;resp0&#8211;ndent entered appearance and filed her<\/p>\n<p>.\u00bbao,.\/.._,.vobjectio&#8217;ns. _  denied the averments made in the<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;i-\u00abl&#8217;.j&#8217;j;petit.ion. &#8221;  However, admitted the marriage and<\/p>\n<p>\u00a3~&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_7\">\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_3\">6<\/span><\/p>\n<p>relationship. She has stated that after the marriage, she<\/p>\n<p>stayed in the marital house from 23&#8211;6~l9V9&#8217;9;&#8217;:&#8221;&#8221;._Vti1l<\/p>\n<p>l4\u00ab~7&#8211;1999 and in view of Audi month, <\/p>\n<p>parental House. Due to their marital _life;&#8221;*:the&#8217;re&#8217;_\u00a5Wa:s <\/p>\n<p>symptoms of pregnancy out of  <\/p>\n<p>undergone a test in St.JohnsVCv1inicalhiaboratolrgr\u00e9lvand the&#8221; V<\/p>\n<p>report was positive. &#8216;\u00a7he&#8221;i&#8217;eafter&#8221;,&#8221;&#8216;she  taker: &#8216;treatment<br \/>\nin Government Materr1ityH_H7osp.ital.  informed by<br \/>\nthe Doctors that?__&#8217;Vsii;e.ha.s:~.got abortions. The<\/p>\n<p>symptoms of  Vinfolrjnlied to the petitioner<\/p>\n<p>earlier and._the_ spon&#8217;tarIeo&#8217;u_s&#8221;abortions was also informed<\/p>\n<p>to the Vpetitioner svubsequently. On 23&#8211;8~1999, the<\/p>\n<p>fespondenst-rejoinedVdlthepetitioner and she was subjected<\/p>\n<p>to&#8217;V&#8221;r~.v&#8217;}7?hen the pregnancy report was negative<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;because ofspontaneous abortions. Dr.Kasturi, who had<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;the respondent to the medical test reported<\/p>\n<p> thatdduedd to the abortion, the respondent is suffering from<\/p>\n<p>AV,<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_4\">7<\/span><\/p>\n<p>anemic and advised for nutritious food and suggested<br \/>\ntreatment to the respondent. The petitioner in order to<br \/>\navoid medical expenditure and other expenditure towards<\/p>\n<p>nutritious food, sent her to the parental <\/p>\n<p>parents took her to the Sharn&#8217;s Clinic and_.t1ft=&#8217;\u00a7&#8221;ci.tVi&#8217;Iitfefi&#8221;it  <\/p>\n<p>been given. Further, respondent in&#8230;[her-,9sta&#8217;tem&#8217;ent..,.oi&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>objections alleges that the Fpetitiozner  <\/p>\n<p>Rs.2.00 lakhs to do the l)_usinespsI&#8217;:-Sinee, ttlieifath\ufb01er of the<br \/>\nrespondent expressed    pay the said<\/p>\n<p>amount, the petitioner   respondent<\/p>\n<p>for dowry.V7_ To  she had filed a<\/p>\n<p>petition u_nderw. of <a href=\"\/doc\/1569253\/\" id=\"a_2\">IPC<\/a>. The respondent<\/p>\n<p>:.oorit.ended a.tha&#8217;t.sheHhas&#8217; not deserted the petitioner on the<\/p>\n<p>otherV&#8217;ii.and.&#8217;;petitioner has deserted her and sent her<\/p>\n<p>Iltback her &#8216;parental house on 23-1-2000. She is hale<\/p>\n<p> Aheualthy\ufb01; she is fit physically, mentally and also<\/p>\n<p> Iiledielaliy; she is not an impotent and she is ready to<\/p>\n<p>\/9\/<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_5\">8<\/span><\/p>\n<p>undergo any medical test with any Doctor as per the<br \/>\nchoice of the petitioner and sought for dismissaV1&#8217;e&#8217;ofi.the<\/p>\n<p>petition.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_8\">6. On the basis of the pleadingsfoii<br \/>\nJudge (Sr.Dn.), KGF, has framed the&#8221;fo1ioWingi-  V\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_9\">(i) Whether the petitiovfier&#8217; hasV&#8221;&#8216;p1&#8217;fox}ed.&#8217;:&#8217;:\u00a7the<br \/>\nmarriage of   resoorident<br \/>\nis null and void&#8217; asthCe:.ii&#8217;r\u00e9fsfJQndent is<\/p>\n<p>impotent&#8217;? _<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_10\">(ii)   is entitled for a<br \/>\ndecree *  as claimed by the<\/p>\n<p>_ peti&#8221;tiorier&#8217;?_<\/p>\n<p> (i&#8217;iii).&#8221;C&#8217; Wh:a1;order?&#8221;&#8216;V<\/p>\n<p>  :petit&#8217;io_rIer in order to prove his contention<\/p>\n<p>  as P.W.1 and got the documents<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;  \u00a7&#8217;,x.P.1 to Ex.P.5. The respondent examined<\/p>\n<p>\/Sw<\/p>\n<p>herself as R.W.1 and got marked the documerxts as<\/p>\n<p>Ex.R.l and Ex.R.2.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_11\">8. The Civil Judge [Sr.Dn.) after&#8217;00&#8217;consideririgx&#8221;\u00abt_he5era1 0<\/p>\n<p>and documentary evidence let in bytthe-joartilesheldll <\/p>\n<p>Nos.1 and 2 in negative   its<br \/>\njudgment and decree dated  l\ufb02pleased to<\/p>\n<p>dismiss the divorceA.petition.:._  0<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_12\">9. Being aggrie:x&#8221;;ed&#8221;  and decree dated<br \/>\n4-3-2000, the petitioner has<\/p>\n<p>filed this apA1oe.._a&#8217;l. 0  A&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>};j&#8217;0&#8242;.\u00abSri;\u00a7l:&#8217;iG2,,&#8217;-L.:Chandra1*n&#8217;ohan, learned counsel appearing<\/p>\n<p>forlycointended that the judgment and decree<\/p>\n<p> by the  below is contrary to law and facts of<\/p>\n<p>0 ;cacse.. The court below has grossly erred in accepting<\/p>\n<p>stateinent of respondent that she is ready and willing<\/p>\n<p>2%<\/p>\n<p>to undergo medical check-up and dismissing the petition<\/p>\n<p>is erroneous in law. The material on evidenc&#8217;e&#8221;&#8221;=ei&#8217;early<\/p>\n<p>shows that the respondent had deserted  appelliant. <\/p>\n<p>Further, she is an impotent and itis in1po\u00abssib3e&#8221; tovlead <\/p>\n<p>marital life with an impotent. persdonhl\ufb02 The,&#8217;..&#8217;murf&#8217;t loeloiilvap<\/p>\n<p>without appreciating the oral aunrdi&#8217;docunienitaxyvligevidence<br \/>\ndismissed the petition; wfnicli is.&#8217;.erroneous in law and<\/p>\n<p>sought for dismissal of the&#8217;*sa:me-   the appeal\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_13\">11. On the  and Associates,<br \/>\nlearned   respondent contended<\/p>\n<p>that the court.  &#8220;considering the oral and<\/p>\n<p>docurnentary ext\/idenicle led by the parties found that the<\/p>\n<p>appeliant  made out a case for annulment of<\/p>\n<p> rnarriagei&#8217; ar1d.f;al:so a decree for divorce. Accordingly,<\/p>\n<p>_7~.._dis:nissed.. the petition. There is no infirmity in the order<\/p>\n<p>\/9&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_14\">\n<p>EE<\/p>\n<p>passed by the court below and sought for dismissal of the<\/p>\n<p>appeal confirming the order passed by the court below.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_15\">12. We have carefully gone through the arg1i1&lt;ne.nts<\/p>\n<p>addressed by the learned counsel for the  <\/p>\n<p>considered the oral and docu1nenta_.ry.efvid_enee*:}jed\u00b0&#039;oy.VthoeuV&#039;<\/p>\n<p>parties.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_16\">13. It is not in disputellltihat the  andel<\/p>\n<p>respondent are legally vweddepd&#8221;&#8221;eouple.. The-\u00abirwrriarriage<br \/>\nwas solemnized on 236-   stayed in<\/p>\n<p>the marital._   and in View of audi<\/p>\n<p>month (Ashatla&#8217;)li she _\\7.l}ent.:&#8217;to4the parental house. Due to<\/p>\n<p>thgwed1\u00a7;c1;:&#8217;iand nst&#8217;ayv__t_i_nvthe marital house till 14&#8211;7-1999,<\/p>\n<p>therewllwas&#8211;.a=syrnptom of pregnancy to the respondent.<\/p>\n<p>She  test in St.Johns Clinical Lab and the<\/p>\n<p>._l_f_areport wasltpositive. She has informed the appellant<\/p>\n<p> the same, however, there was spontaneous<\/p>\n<p>25\/<\/p>\n<p>abortions. The same was also informed to the appellant.<\/p>\n<p>The appellant has taken the respondent for test.<\/p>\n<p>The Doctor reported that respondent was <\/p>\n<p>pregnant. It was the allegationrof<\/p>\n<p>Doctor informed him that respon&#8217;dentV.d-idol: not&#8217;; <\/p>\n<p>menstrual cycle at all.  been<br \/>\nproduced by the appellan_t:&#8221;to  nor he has<br \/>\nproduced the report. of  alleges<br \/>\nthat the   she is unable to<br \/>\nbeget a ch.ild~..   she was very rude<br \/>\nand used   to the elder members of<br \/>\nthe family _vparticu&#8217;la_rl&#8217;yV to it  mother.<\/p>\n<p> \u00bbA   &#8216;ojthepr hand, the respondent denied the<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;*,__Vallegations&#8217;lofuftheiappellant. She states that the mother<\/p>\n<p>_ &#8216;the petitioner had taken her to Dr.Katuri at Bangarpet<\/p>\n<p>the&#8221;_\u00abDoctor reported that in View of spontaneous<\/p>\n<p>abortions, the respondent is anemic. She suggested for<\/p>\n<p>nutritious food and also suggested for treatmerlt\ufb01.;:&#8221;&#8216;Ifo<\/p>\n<p>avoid the said expenditure the appellant    <\/p>\n<p>respondent to the parental house,&#8221; She  d<\/p>\n<p>the appellant demanded dowry of    A&#8217; V<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_17\">15. The appellant, in etzide:nee&#8221;&#8216;~-deposed. that their<br \/>\nmarriage has been  .At_&#8217;\u00e9.::.2&#8217;I3{~6&#8211;1999, the<br \/>\nrespondent stayedliri  till 14\u00ab&#8211;7~&#8217;5199-9<br \/>\nand their   He has deposed<br \/>\nthat the  house on 23-1-2000<br \/>\nand he haslliasued  as per EX.P.l calling upon<br \/>\n respoindentllltov the appellant. The respondent has<\/p>\n<p> Vtaefper EX.P.2 expressing her Willingness to<\/p>\n<p> join thelappell-alnt. H-oixkever, in the cross~&#8217;exaInin.atio;1,<\/p>\n<p>_ ____apppe1Ia:nt..has.vexpressedthat he is not ready to take the<\/p>\n<p> to the marital house. The respondent in<\/p>\n<p>5\u00bb<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_6\">14<\/span><\/p>\n<p>her notice has stated that she is ready to undergo any<\/p>\n<p>medical test with any Doctor as per the choice &#8216;a&#8217;o_fgthe<\/p>\n<p>appellant. However, the appellant is not  <\/p>\n<p>medical tests done. In the cross:e2_(ami&#8217;n&#8217;a&#8217;tion. &#8216;&#8221;he&#8217;,haVs&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>deposed that he is not ready for any:&#8217;_&#8217;.&#8217;m;ed&#8217;ica&#8217;l <\/p>\n<p>Further, the appellant has Vld:ep.osed&#8217; that  note<\/p>\n<p>produced any medical report that th&#8217;e&#8217;~re&#8217;spondent<br \/>\nis an impotent and also  he.\\.,:_:has.1l__not taken the<br \/>\nrespondent for   lTh.e._.:appellant has not<\/p>\n<p>examined any  his contention that<\/p>\n<p>the respondent&#8217;  and she is not in a<\/p>\n<p>position V to beget&#8217; &#8216;any&#8217;, clh_i\u00bbld~~~.&#8221;&#8216;:<\/p>\n<p>   other Vh&#8217;and; the respondent examined herself<\/p>\n<p>as&#8217; l._.R.E_V.&#8217; 1 Vt&#8217;l.reiterated the averrnents made in the<\/p>\n<p>l&#8221;\u00b0&#8221;statem&#8217;e__nt of objections in the exarnination&#8211;in&#8211;chief. The<\/p>\n<p> case of the respondent is that the marriage took<\/p>\n<p>A\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>as<br \/>\nplace between the appellant and respondent<\/p>\n<p>on 23-64999 and on the same day nuptial ceremonyjwas<\/p>\n<p>celebrated in her parental house and the marriage..&#8221;w&#8217;as<\/p>\n<p>consummated . After the marriage, they  <\/p>\n<p>husband and wife. During the aucli <\/p>\n<p>to her parental house where-.__she&#8221;aunderwent.__rr1e}\u00a7:lical:&#8221;;<\/p>\n<p>tests. It is found that th_er&#8217;e..:_was  of<br \/>\npregnancy. Subsequentlgn.   informed that<\/p>\n<p>there were spontan.eou&#8217;sW 7 ~,&#8217;l&#8217;he appellants<\/p>\n<p>Dr.Kasturi;._g The  the mother of the<\/p>\n<p>appellant _that&#8221;due_tjo lt&#8217;h&#8217;e&#8217;~~~abortion she was anemic and<\/p>\n<p>I-advisecleto be under medication and good diet to maintain<\/p>\n<p>normal- The appellant in order to avoid<\/p>\n<p>ln&#8221;&#8216;Ve:x;penditure&#8217;,&#8217;  the respondent to her parental house<\/p>\n<p>it  deserted the respondent. In her cross\u00bb<\/p>\n<p> eivgamination, the respondent has denied the suggestion<\/p>\n<p>Aw<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_7\">16<\/span><\/p>\n<p>of the appellant&#8217;s counsel that there is no satisfactory<\/p>\n<p>sexual intercourse with the appellant. Further4,sh._e:*has<\/p>\n<p>deposed that on 23-8-1999, she was with <\/p>\n<p>and she had sexual intercourse o_n&#8230;.the said&#8221; &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>has denied the suggestion of the <\/p>\n<p>there was no intercourse betweerithern c:lue._t&#8221;o  if<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_18\">17. It is the case of the..appVeiia.nt. that the-qresipondent<br \/>\nhad left the marital   Without<br \/>\nsufficient reason. he issued a<br \/>\nlegal notice calling  toconie back to the marital<\/p>\n<p>house and   lleirespondent sent a reply notice<\/p>\n<p>accepting the offerywiand wanted to stay in the marital<\/p>\n<p>thevzcfappellant. However, the appellant is not<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;J.wagreealole ford-&#8220;.&#8221;p:.*;1qgevVlsame. The respondent informed the<\/p>\n<p>_:&#8217;_p&#8217;_:\u00ab_appye1lant she would undergo any medical test with<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_19\">i):o.&#8217;c&#8217;_tor as per the choice of the appellant. The<\/p>\n<p>Aw<\/p>\n<p>E7<\/p>\n<p>specific case of the respondent is that she is not an<\/p>\n<p>impotent and due to wedlock, there was  of<\/p>\n<p>pregnancy. However, there were spontaneous{abortion-s_\u00a7&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>Hence it is clear that she is not an .iIn_potc&#8217;r1t,&#8221;havle&#8221;&#8216;<\/p>\n<p>and healthy and she is physically  tolbleglet<\/p>\n<p>support of his contention,    nott<\/p>\n<p>examined any Doctors,  ~.&#8217;.l&#8217;o decl&#8217;a.relV'&#8221;that the particular<br \/>\nlady was an impotent,  must be<br \/>\nproduced before&#8221;    of the oral<\/p>\n<p>assertion made  the&#8217; .ap.:Tpella&#8217;ntl,&#8217;; a decree of divorce<\/p>\n<p>cannot be?  of irnpotency. The<\/p>\n<p>impotency is inabili.ty_ to-._p&#8217;crform sexual intercourse, even<\/p>\n<p>after tlie\u00b0fair trial. Inthe instant case, the specific case<\/p>\n<p>of  the; it is that the marriage has been<\/p>\n<p> due to the wedlock, there was a<\/p>\n<p> it  pregnancy. 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