{"id":44759,"date":"2009-05-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-28T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/a-anil-kumar-so-c-anantharam-vs-vanishri-a-on-29-may-2009"},"modified":"2014-08-29T17:19:55","modified_gmt":"2014-08-29T11:49:55","slug":"a-anil-kumar-so-c-anantharam-vs-vanishri-a-on-29-may-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/a-anil-kumar-so-c-anantharam-vs-vanishri-a-on-29-may-2009","title":{"rendered":"A Anil Kumar S\/O C Anantharam vs Vanishri A on 29 May, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
A Anil Kumar S\/O C Anantharam vs Vanishri A on 29 May, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: K.L.Manjunath & B.V.Nagarathna<\/div>\n
?O\n\nIN mu; HIGH c.:ous~.:*r om<;A1<NA*;'A1<.A AT 1:sA1mA;_,o:1_<..1,.:s1:;;:;':'<a;\u00a7'L:_:4 zi\u00a7*i:{:-;:\u00ab _  1'\nAN:::7.__  1'  4 \nmu; H{)N"'Bi\ufb01~:\u00a7 MRS. -JU-\u00a7:\u00a7.1'l(3;ElA1;;\u00a7;'\u00bb'.!\u00a7A{5f}51$;\u00a7\u00a7'1v'\u00e9~iN;3 \nM.F.A.  \nNbibimmbimb\ufb01g   _ _   \n\nA ANIL l<_UMAl{ es\/0 (;H5;'%AN':'u:1,1_;4;i:\u00a7ig;\u00a7;_:afLr\n\n \" MEDICOM SOLUTIONS PV'l'.L-'I'D.,\n -7f;3i;'1::,Es:LE;<:':'R::3Ni.181]O3 ON THE\n\n\n\nFILE} L)?' 'i'HE\u00a3 l ADDL. PRL. JUDGE, l4'AMlLY1 C()UH'l',\nBANGALORE, DISMISSING THE PETITEON \nA?F'ELLANT HEREIN UIS 13(1){ia_} AND  'i'3 i'.ND.U\n\nMARRIAGE ACT PRAYING TO GRANT \n\nDIVGRCE.\n\n'Ibis appcai having been i1ca1Mfi'a;3,Ci ir\u00a2se;I*:;\u00e9C{\u00ab.ifo\u00a7f't\u00a7fdt;i'3, bi' A'\n\nthis day, Nagaraihna J, pronounc-fad $112, fo\ufb02owingf: \" \n\n1.; u D;(W33_M ER \n\nThis appeal is. filed  sga\ufb02engng\nthe juciwent and'  :L,\u00a7{}{}5 passed in\nM.c.No.:a1\/23:03    Judge, Family\nCourt    E\ufb01etition filed by the\n A' diasdiution of mariiage with\n\nthe  ' \"(JiiSmi$se\u00e9.\n\n2.  \";\u00a7.~i1' the  (if cenvenience, the parties shaii be\n\n   t\u00a7\u00a7\"i1j terms of their status befere the trial court.\n\n 'i'i1\u00e9 \u00a7;e:iri\ufb010ner was marrie-:1 to tha respondent as<\/pre>\n
 per  rites and Customs 01}. 24.10.1993 at<\/p>\n
 Hia\ufb01juilianthanagar, Bangalore. Aftezr their marztiage,<\/p>\n
K  _;;%a.rtit:s started residing at i\u00e9ajajilaagar t:3a1″1ga.\u00a39:’e- 10.<\/p>\n
ACCOI’C\u00a7iI1g is tha pe\ufb01\ufb01aner, initiaily their relationship
\nwas cordiai, but aftcr a ft’-:w mcrnths, the petitioner Ibund<\/p>\n
that the reswndent was very reserved and armgant and<\/p>\n
\ufb01x’<\/p>\n
of suspicieus Character. That she used to quaifii\ufb02 with<\/p>\n
the petitioner and his family members  \ufb01ingts<\/p>\n
tolerated by them hoping that thillg\ufb01   <\/p>\n
\ufb02orxnal in future. That out:;.{1\u00bb-E     T<\/p>\n
resporasdent gave birth to a.vf\u00a2n1aie \ufb01: hi1d 0;’; i99’S$.’ia{fi0%\u00bb<\/p>\n
is named as De:eptha.A.    p\u00e9\ufb01\ufb01one\ufb01
\nWent to Muscat   and the
\nre$po11dent and ti1\u00a7:_   in September
\n1995.   ”  upto \u00a33.12}. and at
\nMuscat  and secured a job in
\n \/~ p.111. Actzording t9
\nthe  i\u00e9spondent started Working, \u00a3161′<\/p>\n
a7t\u00a7;i.’ti1d.e  \ufb01frerst. She did not respect the<\/p>\n
  did not take care: of the child properly<\/p>\n
 ~_  occzasi-{>113 the Iespondent condemned the<\/p>\n
;\u00a7\u00e9titi\u20ac\u00a7;.1e:”Vi11 front of his \ufb01iends and W\ufb01ii-WiSh61’S. The<\/p>\n
  ” :’~3\u00a7p{\u00a7i1de11t 1″1\u20ac’S?(*\u00a7I’ {med ta serve food to the petitioner
\n  he requ\ufb01sted hm’ to do so and that she had<\/p>\n
” devctleped Sheri: temper a\ufb01d ego and used 11(5) behave like<\/p>\n
$2;\n<\/p>\n
a dictater and that whatever she said was agreed and
\na’\\<\/p>\n
the petiiiienerr was wrong. She get 3 transfer of her job<\/p>\n
\/E9,<\/p>\n
,.\n<\/p>\n
\\””*”\n<\/p>\n
from Musmt to Bangalore in the sister (:o1″1c<.=:r;:1""oI" LLC<\/p>\n
at Muscat stating that she does not Want :.to.'"tf,1e<\/p>\n
company of the petitioner. 'I'ha_t..   {\ufb02ail}? <\/p>\n
reconciliation roeetings heid tfotsvooxg i:1j1e:f\u00a7.1e V<\/p>\n
we1i–WisherS to re-unite Vtfsom,   oi:<\/p>\n
account of the armgant. of  in
\nAugust, 2002 the    Bangalore
\nalong with the  petitioner was
\nmnsuaioe\ufb02 ‘     Section 13(1)(ia)
\nand  dirooolution of the marriage\n<\/p>\n
4. A VL\u00a2”‘-\u00a74.1’i.\u20acI’,V  from the Fa1n\ufb02y Court, the<\/p>\n
 ”  and filed her statement of<\/p>\n
o ;”objor;tior;$5″”to the pemion acimitting her marriage with<\/p>\n
* me  on 24.10.1993 and contended that the<\/p>\n
pa1″eii’z:s.Vof the petitioner demanded for jewellery and<\/p>\n
*  oiismr items apart \ufb01vom wrist watch and soil: at the time<\/p>\n
 of the marriage and d\u00e9mied the ailegations made in the<\/p>\n
pxetition. She has also stated that the Case of the<\/p>\n
petitioner is i:{ZtC\u00a3}I1gI'”i}0’L1S inasmuch as he has ailegod<\/p>\n
cmieity against tho rezsponoent and in the other brreath<\/p>\n
5<\/span><\/p>\n
f a<\/p>\n
stated that the respondent has. refused to jeir: the<\/p>\n
petitioner. if the ailegation of the cruelty <\/p>\n
there was me queetien of caning upon tt_1e_ to <\/p>\n
join the petitioner. Aeeording   ieiae  <\/p>\n
leave Muscat and return to ijangaiere can ‘i;>1″”the= ~’<\/p>\n
cruel conduct and adultefoee  cf .’:}getjt.iener.<\/p>\n
According to the ‘1\u00ab\u20ac~;3$5  daughter
\nwas born and\ufb01he  \ufb01useat in -June,
\n1995     1995 and mi
\ndune     1316 parties was
\nquite:: _  >:*ae\u00a7\u00a7;,;,r;1;dent was working in Oman
\nLiomptitezg –  in the Software<\/p>\n
i}e1\u00a7\u00a7ai’tinent.”‘ AA..V_B:{1t the trouble siarted in April 2002,<\/p>\n
 w_h:en._ “‘\u00a3he4’p;etitio11e;* recruited an Assistant by name<\/p>\n
 ~.M’;\u00a7:\u00a7;aVV was Werking as the Assistant (3eI’1era.\u00a3<\/p>\n
Menager  Capital Insurance \u00a7~3e1*vices at that time and<\/p>\n
” V’ V’ , “Iviaya \ufb01a\ufb01ya was already  to one Yegesh Ma\ufb02ya<\/p>\n
 was werking in Ciuif i-iotei, Muscat, but they had<\/p>\n
 I10 issues. According tea the respondent, after Maya<\/p>\n
Ma\ufb02ya joined as Assistant to the petitioner in his e\ufb01fiee,<\/p>\n
the petitiener stopped his seeial activities and did not<\/p>\n
2%<\/p>\n
f.\n<\/p>\n
mingle with any body including the respondent herein.<\/p>\n
He wound frequently make calls at odd houzee<\/p>\n
night and she used to caji the <\/p>\n
and when the respondent enq11_i_1*e(i__ab0Lif  e <\/p>\n
the petitioner, he used to shouf\u00bbet7f1ef  <\/p>\n
purely busfmess talks  else, 1 ‘?.\u00a3fhe”mti\ufb01o11e:*~ <\/p>\n
used to go out a Ma3fj;3;._\u00a7j’f;d”‘iVhe\ufb01  s\u00a71e ciues\ufb01oned
\nabout the said   gaze exp1a1″\u00a7at.ie11
\nthat she we,e–::if1i:S ‘  “Many times, the
\n  her that they had<\/p>\n
see1’\u00a3.__the — __ Maya in various restaurants.
\nwhen the petitiofier to U.S., he was in touch with<\/p>\n
  As sV'{1e_%e1:,V the reiatienship between the petitioner<\/p>\n
. jaea  -rieepondent was siewiy being cut oil’ by the<\/p>\n
   he stopped having lunch and dinner at<\/p>\n
\u00a3:xe%:;*1..e’;o,V “Evie weuid come vezy iate \ufb01*om office anti<\/p>\n
” \u00bb AA eengxetimes he would ge back to work even in the nights,<\/p>\n
 which time Maya aiso was present. ‘i’het. the<\/p>\n
‘ tether of the respondent also noticed the strange<\/p>\n
befiaviour of the petitioner when he visited Muscat and<\/p>\n
he tried to advise the petitiener, but nothing worked.<\/p>\n
‘?\n<\/p>\n
Later, the respondent, her daughter <\/p>\n
respondemfs father returned to Bangaiore f<_);1*""a: _<\/p>\n
and despite the petitioner wanted the  to  ~ V. <\/p>\n
ta iiangalore, the respondent  1?_\u00a2-er,  }~1e:1E;Ee_, <\/p>\n
went alone to Bembay stat1if1g_Vtt1ai:'-he \u00a51a<i :\u00e9;Q1neVVeI?\u00a7\u00a7'ieia\u00a7.:V: *<\/p>\n
work and Maya had  gene same
\ntime and the respo:1Vcie;.e't.i21:te;%:.\u00bb the petitioner
\nand Maya i1ac\u00a7_:11;_et   returned
\nto Muscat      'betitioner stopped
\nta\ufb02<:ing—-m.  away from her and
\nas a   relationship ceased. That<\/p>\n
in July  took leave and retmmeci to<\/p>\n
 V. A. i;5a;1\u20acga:\u00a3_ei1'-72V'  \u00ab  peti\ufb01o\ufb01er neither made any<\/p>\n
 ' 1:e'ierphQIie .3101" contacted the responcient. when the<\/p>\n
feependeiiit \u00e9i\ufb01bnned her parents about the petitioner,<\/p>\n
 they Were' shocked to iearn abeut the behavieur of the<\/p>\n
A '*?_ ' g\u00e9fxgioner and vmen they spoke to him, he made up his<\/p>\n
egwn innecexn story. Later, when the petitioner reaijsed<\/p>\n
that his in~le.Ws came to mew about his Inisdeecie, he<\/p>\n
caiied the xeeponcient to agwee for divorce, which came
\nas a rude shock to the respondent. $he ret.urne<:i to<\/p>\n
Muscat as her leave was over. On her returzl to.j'Me,usCat,<\/p>\n
the petitioner told her that he was   ring<\/p>\n
gven to him by Maya. Later on, the   <\/p>\n
know that Maya was preglaet   <\/p>\n
and she had resigned job. _
\npetitioner got. Maya home t_eidV'ti1eV':1'esp.\u00a7e;{\ufb01iVent that
\nhe was  'iv'v\u00a3"A1eVAvVres;)ondent
\nsl\ufb02fered mental   ti{:i'V..  t\u00e9iie'-"V"eonduct of the
\npetitioner'   and returned to
\n of the petitioner did
\n;{1ot:';geeeA1A)i;"%'\u00bbt31e._ the reepondent estayed with
\nher eereizte  aiong with her daughter<\/p>\n
L\u00e9fec\ufb01aeha whe\ufb01\u00e9as etudying in 4'-'*1 stanciard in Bangalore<\/p>\n
.' _V\u00bbVtf;e-.\u00e9ye\u00a5:jtieI1er had ehewn no concern for her. 'flue<\/p>\n
 2  i'eepex\u00a7'iie:1t; eiater iearxxt tlmt Maya had retutmeci to<\/p>\n
 for delivery and that the petitioner visited<\/p>\n
  AA 'Tlvlanegjalore thrice.\n<\/p>\n
 5}. According to the respendent, her monies are in<\/p>\n
joint account and her j\u20ac’i&?(3iI\u20acI”‘}” and ether heueeheld
\nax\ufb01eies are in the euetedy ef the pe\ufb01tioner and the<\/p>\n
getitiener has not taken any step te maintain the minor<\/p>\n
99<\/span><\/p>\n
daughter. The petition has been \ufb01led sniy t\u00a7)’s’.1’_f:1’s;r_Vass<\/p>\n
and vex the respondent and therefore, <\/p>\n
sought dismissal of the petition, <\/p>\n
6. In support of his case, i:i*1s1’p.c=:titi:.j1_~;si’~ V’<\/p>\n
himseif as PW 1 and got    the;\n<\/p>\n
respondent exs1nins\u00a71~~..nsrss’ifA   1  gnt marked
\n.*:}xs.R1 and :<1(a) to (1).\n<\/p>\n
7, On     record’, the trial<\/p>\n
seurt  .t\u00a7j;e i;{\u00a7.i;i07f\u00e9if:;1g’ii)r consideration:<\/p>\n
 ‘ 4’  v\u00a7\u00a7;s”‘psti\ufb01oner–husband prsves
\nA  That htfi\u00e9t :”s\u00a3)nndent–w\ufb01Is while isading
\n 1sa::iea%%’:us: with him she has treated
\n  cruelty and thus he is<\/p>\n
_  siz\ufb01tisd for dissoiutibn of maxriage and
\n .. {i\u00e9sres of divorce as corxtsmplated
\n under Section 13(1)(ia) of Hindu<\/p>\n
Marriage Act?\n<\/p>\n
ii} Whether there is more than two yams
\ndessrljtm between husband and wizfe
\ninzmsdisteiy preceding the pressntatis11
\nsf this petition and thus as
\ncsntexnplatsd under Section 13(13(ib) st’<\/p>\n
\ufb01g,<\/p>\n
\u00abI9-\n<\/p>\n
Hindu Marriage Act the pe1:itiener_.._i_s<\/p>\n
entitled for a decree 91′ divorce)?\n<\/p>\n
iii} To what; order?\n<\/p>\n
On consicierixzg the    <\/p>\n
1 and ’12 are answsred in fctxe imgzative  ‘t\u00a71e’1′:l\u00ab58:I3fii\u00a3\u00a7,:
\nCourt dismissed the  _1:’:eii1g_ by the
\nsaid order 0i’disn1i$ $21, 1.:he\u00a7p\u00e9ti};i\u00a7\u00a7:1\u00abafr i’1aSHp IV’\u20acf(“}IT6d this
\nappeal.    ‘<\/p>\n
8.    directed the parties to
\nbe  ~’1f:lf::\u00a7.'<::. pa_11:tW1;<) explore the possibility sf<\/p>\n
$et\ufb02\u00e9m%:nt.  4. }.'2.2(){}8 in arder 1:9 explore<\/p>\n
 pcs\ufb01ibilifty bf  s\u00e9igilement, the matter was adgourned<\/p>\n
  i',.;\u00a7UU9 and suhsequentiy, on 22.1.2009,<\/p>\n
 31.1.2909. sguring this period, the<\/p>\n
 did not appear, but the respoxideni: appeareti<\/p>\n
V\u00bb * :.t1"1a comzsei far {ha appelia\ufb02t inibrmed that the<\/p>\n
 \ufb01airties sheuid speak to each ether and resonciie<\/p>\n
between th\ufb01mselves. Since the app\ufb01liant was not if} a
\npositien to be present before the Court on acsceunt of his
\nassigxment at bembay, the respondent however,<\/p>\n
$9<\/p>\n
-13-<\/span><\/p>\n
categericaily stated before us that despite Wlia}: had<\/p>\n
transpired in \ufb01rs: past, she was <\/p>\n
appeliant and Wt: were also gvan an i:::;;jr:3:sa=iio;”1′ by me <\/p>\n
counsel for the appeilant th;\u00a7t:   $30  ‘L<\/p>\n
interested in c\u00a33nt1I1ui;}.Tg_\ufb01’  \u00bb\u00a7?\u20aci\u00a7ati01%W:1i\\%\u00a7.
\nrespo\ufb01dent. But no  *;\u00a7%::\u00a7a;,;’:Izacie
\nthe appellant beit:’r \u00e9_”fE–t”;e  he  to appear
\nbefore the cgurt. 1 13..   the comlsei for
\nthe        made their
\n   V’ V’ H<\/p>\n
9.  “‘;e\u00a7g\u00a711ed counsel for the appeiiami,<\/p>\n
the i\u00ab’22ii::3.4:\u00a7i};.V  ta consider the evizlamce of {\u00a3161<\/p>\n
V_a5;gp\u00a7\u00a71iaa;1t z\u00a7?’i’\u00a3;?2…\u00a5?f?\u00a3.v\ufb02fd to. erueity of the I’\u00a2f3Sp{)1″1(\u00a7(i3I}’\u20ac. and<\/p>\n
‘  that since 2’~’mgu$t, 20013, the respondent<\/p>\n
.’ . :cii’e\u00e9s,t.!:-;14t<\u00a79:f\u00a7;_  appellant. Tha appe\ufb02ant had requested<\/p>\n
the i"<:sp0nden's; to join him on many eccasions anti that<\/p>\n
" _ V Lfefcoixciiiation meetings were 3159 held, but the<\/p>\n
1'1=:sp0I1dent did 1101: need to the advice 01' the weliw
\nWiShC1'S on account af am"oga_ne. 01”: account of the<\/p>\n
fact that. 5:136 msponderit w*aS wori\u00e9ng and eaxzuing an<\/p>\n
\/..\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
-13..\n<\/p>\n
income, her attitude: was very arregarit and she made
\nfzaise a\ufb02egations against the appeilant. That.~ t%’}\u20ac trial<\/p>\n
Court hag fzaileci to appreciate the  tjcgzf” ma<\/p>\n
petitioner–appei1ant and has eneneous\ufb01’<\/p>\n
petition, which requi1*t%:s to  revgfrseci <\/p>\n
10. Per cantra, it is    of the
\nrespondent that 3:16 i\u00a7.t-~:a*\u00e9ni’mi”g-.tAto jbm, tiie appellant
\ndespite: his past   the aliega\ufb01ons<\/p>\n
made: by  xh\u00e9r am faise that there<\/p>\n
was”   t\ufb01\ufb02h\ufb02l\ufb01  of the respondent \ufb02lid
\nneit%1\u00e91*..aL :r any interference in this apptital.<\/p>\n
\\”\\\u00b0w:.;;.\n<\/p>\n
\\~..\n<\/p>\n
-13..\n<\/p>\n
32. The petitioner has examined hi!11S\u20ac1f as PW 1. In
\nhis affidavit by way of examination–in–chieI’, nu; has
\nreiterated the C'(}1″1t\u20ac1″1tS of the petiticm
\nby us in detajj. A  H <\/p>\n
13. The main grievance of the   .\n<\/p>\n
respondent is with i1c=:-1″A’a!::t1tL_:<:i'\u00e9,V  .i::~\u20aci1":g  L'<\/p>\n
short tampered perspn, .330 qrx\u00e9irrcji \ufb01ver trivial
\nthings. At Muscat  six? fgm;  she did not take<\/p>\n
proper care     child and was<\/p>\n
haviizg :;1– 5 set. She suspected his
\nci1a1*acter4__aI1\u00a7iV"th\u00a7\u00e91}eibr(_3 he had suffered cruelty' at the<\/p>\n
\u00a71a.2\u00a7}'ciVsr*@i' th\u00e9"re\u00e9$ponrient'. 11:). his further examinat;'ion~in\u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00bb :\u00a2i:I_iV<f:"\u00a3"._i"1s:  stated at his instance the I'\u20acSpO1"l(3i\u20acI1t<\/p>\n
"   eoursa.\n<\/p>\n
1%.. if; .i1i$ c:r$sm<:xa1nir1atio11 he has stated that from<\/p>\n
 A t.!.ji:;e  of marriage: tiii 1996 the marital relationship
\n"  gcmd but from 1996 onwards their relationship has<\/p>\n
 * -1:10: been gecxi. He has also admitted that thaugh the<\/p>\n
respondent is wiliirig 1:0 1'\u20acSid\u20ac with him, he is not read}\u00ab'<\/p>\n
-14..\n<\/p>\n
to live: w1t11 the I'(3’Sp0I}d6I1t. He has also admitt1\u00e9}:\u00a7.T\ufb011at<\/p>\n
one Maya Mayya was appointed as his Assj.$t;-1:_j1t’__’L”ij’ <\/p>\n
o\ufb01ice and Um: certain writings in the  as <\/p>\n
3223,2131 are hers. He has howeVer,’_A\u00a7i\u00a23}i\u00a2d’: <\/p>\n
calling the said Maya, i3or_a31_y  ” L.<\/p>\n
office vmrk and that even  nig\ufb01ts   he was<\/p>\n
in USA on work, he  -\u00a30 ~-.I__’;tT=,”1*’.:1%’r the purpose of<\/p>\n
his o\ufb01iciai work. rfenied the letter
\ndated     that there was
\nno   <\/p>\n
15.   Malxga is I1’18.I”I’i6d and has a
\n time empioyee ofi1is oiifictz,<\/p>\n
but; 3313 is.’   woirking on part time basis and that<\/p>\n
 th_ \u00e91*e \u00a7:\u00a7I1″:0″\u00ab3feiat::onsi1ip between them. He has alas z’e—<\/p>\n
 it\u00e9zfafe’d\u00b0:\u00a7;a\u00a3’:;”i\u00a7ie respondent has been Cruei to him and<\/p>\n
ht-Shoe ~:f\u00e91’2ei’ eught to be ganted to him.<\/p>\n
” A1\u20ac>.” As apposed ‘\u00a30 this, the resyondent 13:; her a\ufb01idavit<\/p>\n
\u00a33}? way of exami:1ation~in–chieI\u00b0 iza\ufb01 21′-:~i1:erat&d the<\/p>\n
CO?{1t\u20ac3T1’\u20ac.S 0:11:31’ state11:1en.t: of oiyjections and has stated<\/p>\n
z\u00e9<\/p>\n
-15-<\/span><\/p>\n
that tin April 2002 there was no queetien of her
\neuspectmg the \ufb01delity and character of the petitio11er at<\/p>\n
Bangalore and Muscat and the mm ble sta:1:e:14.\u00a23Vi;1J\u00a7\u00a7:Mj”o1:1<\/p>\n
Aprii 2002 when the petitioner was woriijlggles’ <\/p>\n
Genera} Manager recruited 0I:eAA9VN}.aya_.”e;S”  ‘V\ufb02vssista\u00e9nt . <\/p>\n
and thereafter he stepped  ueiiiid<\/p>\n
net mingle with e:1*1}.,rl;><3t1j;v\u00e9"'-~..\u00a7:u1<:i  the<\/p>\n
respondent; also. when queefiioned aeeutehiefibehavieur
\nby the respondent, iiiie  that she was his<\/p>\n
good friend a::1'd.__tr1a{i"eiiei:i w 1r2e;3.V_1':e  in U.S.A he was<\/p>\n
in <Vi:pnstatz{"'V.t::x_L 1c\u00a3f1"-i\u00e9\u00e9itll' her. As a resu\ufb01 of his<\/p>\n
reiatio1ie\u00a7:iepVVsa?it._Ef.\u00a3\\}ie}\u00a7\u00a7g;; he would come iate t0 the heuse<\/p>\n
fr\u20ac.{m ef\ufb01ee Ve.21rievheA,'wo111d get back to "\u00e9t?01'K even in the<\/p>\n
' ; I1igi1t;s'.\u00ab, =.,: Aeeordi11g to her she is not arrogani: or<\/p>\n
*   Vent has aiways <:~ca;::erated with the<\/p>\n
p\u20ac’titie1;1e:;. The peutiemer and she had 3:31:11; account<\/p>\n
” ~  \u00e9eiiiz eke bank at Muscat and that her jewelry and other<\/p>\n
 ;Va.iue.b1ee are at Mueee.t. Aeeort:ii11g to her the petition<\/p>\n
had been \ufb02ied oxliy ti} vex her and emrce her to come to
\n“terms with the ixnproper and unjust. behaviour and<\/p>\n
eenduct of the p\u20ac'(;iti(}I1\u20ac1’; that she has aiways been<\/p>\n
,9, ,<\/p>\n
~16\u00bb<\/p>\n
wiiimg to resi\ufb01e with him despite the pet1tioV:;V1Ve1_fi%);ei1’2g<\/p>\n
guilty of causing mental crueity ta her, he<\/p>\n
cannot be granted any relief aspe has   <\/p>\n
of his own wmrzg.\n<\/p>\n
17 . in her crossmexan\ufb01nation Shehazs $tzi.te<i that smce%<\/p>\n
the time of the mairriage   tgiie V.i9ei;ei::iz1si1i;V3
\nbetween the pa1Tie\u00a7i3_’_”\u00a7vas.’_”A   of the
\nchild in January  for Muscat in
\nMay 199$ \u00abin September 1995
\naI1<:[ "–$Al"1e4"   fjxi' 1999 with the help of her
\n  i'),\u00a7ic\u00a3:."i;*e4:np\u00a3eted J:5.i:2., in Electronics in<\/p>\n
 eeiizpieted N113' Course with the heip of her<\/p>\n
'  When she started marking at Muscat she was<\/p>\n
.'  35,UUO\/- saiary and both the parties were<\/p>\n
remiftixxg their salaries in their joixit aeeeunt. it was on<\/p>\n
 ' , aeg\ufb01ount of Maya who joined the petitioners o\ufb01ice in<\/p>\n
 April 2002, miswunderstanding arose between the<\/p>\n
par\ufb01es and that Maya was removed from service in
\nAugust 2002. In October 2902 the respexzdent left.<\/p>\n
Muscat an\u00e9 arrived at Baxigaiore. Aeearding to 1<w.1<\/p>\n
\/f\u00e9<\/p>\n
-13-<\/span><\/p>\n
the petitioner: was leading an adultereus life with Maya<\/p>\n
and once he had brought her heme also <\/p>\n
were moving together and visited I’\u20acS\u00a3ail_I%\u00a7;.IitS\u00ab;_’V:’ __”;’–‘e___ “a<\/p>\n
question posed by the court Vais\u00bb to x>=ii”iet\u00a3iexf””ai”:&i:V Was; <\/p>\n
ready to 30111 the petitiener ‘nor   :ji_’0r<\/p>\n
divorce, she had states; iijepjte or  L’<\/p>\n
by the peegaaner, sljxe waeV__1ea%1y’w.Vte jail”:  She has
\ndenied that on    had. decided
\nthat she C\u00a7}u.i\u00a7 ._::10t::’ life with the
\n1:>etiti\u00a3)I1f3;y .\u00a3i;ad’j.Z_;e’t2u\u00a7*\u00a7\u00a7e\u00a7iV_:  Muscat to India.
\nAeeerdi:1gA  met the Manager of her
\neoxnpalij\ufb01\u00e9  ”  J transferred from Muscat to<\/p>\n
kfsajngaiare   she and the daughter have been<\/p>\n
‘  ‘af”her parents’ heuee at J\ufb01angalore and she is<\/p>\n
 eaming a eum of Hs.20_.0U()\/~–p.m. No<\/p>\n
panehayat took place after her retu:r\u00a31 from Maecat and<\/p>\n
”  ainee June 2302 she has been residing with her<\/p>\n
 parents. She has denied that she has treated her<\/p>\n
haeband with erueitjz and aiae there is no desertion of<\/p>\n
two years befere preeenting the petition. 11):-c.R1 is a
\ndiary belonging to the pe\ufb01tiorzer ‘\u00a3&–‘i1;iClT1 has been
\n4%\u00bb<\/p>\n
-13-<\/span><\/p>\n
produced by the respondent in which  on<\/p>\n
2.6.2002 and 15.6.2002 marked as i:}x.R1(:) .z3z;{(fg.) ‘-:~;as<\/p>\n
been admitted to be Maya’s writing by the <\/p>\n
But he has denied the writingvvi’  ;\u00a7’_<;}.m x<\/p>\n
June 2002. to be that of May\u00a7if%V  *?i_'\u00a3i\u00e9 <\/p>\n
confronted with the  as." of"\n<\/p>\n
5.7.2002, has  that”‘”\ufb01f: Ca1m<$t""ide\ufb01f1\ufb01fy the
\nhandwriting 0f mm, 1'1'\u00a5*.–*.~' 'ai1giw"1"1:2t\u00a7.;A\u00a3ig;is3: 200:2.<\/p>\n
13. Bei\ufb01\ufb01eji-“”;\u00a7j:\u00a51f$reci2:\u00a3;:ig-.  -said evidence, it is
\nK law with regard to cruelty<\/p>\n
being \u00e9iugi4ou\ufb01d. fckfd<\/p>\n
 ‘  Ir $’ia(V:k’s Law Dictionary the term ‘mentai Cruelty’<\/p>\n
 .\u00a23′;~.?:=*.__.’_-1  divorce has been de\ufb01mzd as a course of<\/p>\n
 a spouse that creates such anguish. that it<\/p>\n
  ”  the iift-3, physical hwlth or manta}. heaith of<\/p>\n
 ether spotme.\n<\/p>\n
20. The Hon’b\u00a7e Supreme Court in the case of
\nN.GJ.)asta:’1e (3)17 Vs. S.1)as1:a:r1e reported in (1975) 2<\/p>\n
SS8 326 has observed that enquiry by the court in a<\/p>\n
2<\/span>
\n,%,\u00a2,~<\/p>\n
-19-<\/span><\/p>\n
case where crueity is alieged must be as to whether the<\/p>\n
conduct charged as cruelty is of such 3. cha.*’a{:tei’- to<\/p>\n
cause in the mind of the pet:itimf1e1i,__  ref\u00e9tm11\u00e91bieV <\/p>\n
apprehension that it wiii be   ‘<\/p>\n
to \ufb01ve with the respondent.\n<\/p>\n
21. in the case of V.ldhagz;it\u00bb.eV$.\n<\/p>\n
{1994)1 SOC 337,Vhase”bBe:1;  Gb_eer\u00a7eG;”Ati3 a.t mental<\/p>\n
cruelty in Section 13′{1-T)’  be de\ufb01ned as<\/p>\n
that condu\u00a7:t’1\u00a7ffsicI1:;’_ V_.t;1fj1fe’ott1er party such<\/p>\n
1::1e1i’fal  W\u00e9uld make it not possibie
\nfor ti:1\u00e91t~  *-3:: y”–to”‘  the ether. in other wards,<\/p>\n
 crueV1i:y_VV\u00a7i1usf be of such a nature that the parties<\/p>\n
.A :ea\u00a7x1*’1(\u00a71f..:Je\u00a7\u00a7.eonably be expected to live together. Whiie<\/p>\n
   conclusien, regard must be had to the<\/p>\n
se\u00a3:igl”V$t\u00e9t4;_1s, educational level of the parties, the society<\/p>\n
” V. x tiigey efiove in, the poesibiiity or athenvise of the parties<\/p>\n
 ‘\u00a7e\u00bb\\%er iiving together in case they are airead}! iiving apart<\/p>\n
‘ and ali ether relevant facts and circumstances which it<\/p>\n
is; neither peseible nor desirabie be set out exhaustively.<\/p>\n
5’:\n<\/p>\n
-39-<\/span><\/p>\n
 in the case of Savithri Pandey Vs. Prem C\u00a71andra<\/p>\n
Pandey reported in (2002) :2 SCALE ’23 the<\/p>\n
Supreme Lieurt observed that cruelij\/—  <\/p>\n
distinguished from the 01’diI1ar\u00a7:wvear  f  ‘ ; a<\/p>\n
life. It cannot be decided on   <\/p>\n
of the petitioner and has  adj’i1d.__ged._   ‘besis ef’ ‘<\/p>\n
the eeurse of conduct, Wiiieh ivotlid \u00abin\u00bb generai, be<\/p>\n
dangemus for a spouse 1:0 ‘\ufb01ve -tj1e”‘ot.her.<\/p>\n
rep0i?\u00a7e<:i_  '?G(3 it has been observed that
\nthe appi\u00a5.}_eCf1 ehe\ufb01id  \u00a35 take the cunluiative effect of<\/p>\n
ihrsjf\u00e9zcets and: '{?\u00a7i1'C11I].'}StaI1C\u20acS emerging from the evidence<\/p>\n
.  reeo;fc\u00a3 ez1ci then draw a fair inference whether the<\/p>\n
 ..ii;\u00a7t:he divorce mtition has been subjected to<\/p>\n
me1J\u00a7:a?;\u00a7AVe:t9e.eity due ta) conduct of the other.<\/p>\n
 jgj\ufb01\u00bb. :39" the case 0:' A.Jayacha:r:dra Vs. Arzeei Ram<\/p>\n
'% '~~_i*ep<)\u00e9:'tec1 in (2005; 2 :5.a::<:: 22 it has been observed that<\/p>\n
 "  physical cruelty there can be tangible and direct<\/p>\n
evidence, but in the case 0:' mentai c1*L1e\u00a3\u00a3y there may<\/p>\n
IQ\u00bb;\n<\/p>\n
not at the same: time be dire-,(:t evidence. In cage\u00e9s \u00a7%z_11\u20acre<\/p>\n
thare is no direct evidence, Courts are <\/p>\n
into the manta: process and mantel e:\ufb01<:I”‘i.if1c<iAt:\u00a3<:%;3';t's*;\u00bb <\/p>\n
that are brought out in evidenge. \u00a2it,i";s 'iii tifiia \ufb01gs}? 'iizat<\/p>\n
one has tr) Consider the:.___ ev:'u&.:ncg  C1'g1;1t1VVfir;3.01%1iaj <\/p>\n
disputes.\n<\/p>\n
25. in tha case  Pazlkzaj Pandit
\nreported 311   obsawed that
\nas to  manta} cruelty fer
\nthe –p\u00a7 3C1\u00a2e a\ufb01d the deieteriaus Eff\ufb01\ufb01il 0:’ it on the<\/p>\n
m\u00e9:1t\u00e9i., attitucil\ufb01, necessary for maintainizlg a conducive<\/p>\n
~ AA ;:%:’a,\u00a7’ri11″1on:2ai heme.\n<\/p>\n
 }.3\u00a7). in ‘Q13 case $5’ Samar Ghosh Vs. Jaya {3.\u00a7”}\u20ac}Si”}<\/p>\n
re3:p03:i:e<:i in (2{\u00a7\u00a3.3'"?) 4 SEC 5:31} the \u00a3~icm'bie Supreme
\nCourt: aftar revivi\ufb02g the iilng\ufb01sh, American, Canadian<\/p>\n
\u00a32\/ ,<\/p>\n
and Australian asses h\u00e9id that no u11\u00a7f0r:::1 standard can<\/p>\n
(ever be Laid down for guidance with regard to ~<\/p>\n
crucify. But however, has enunciated ceztaiia  <\/p>\n
being illustrative:-: but not exhaus*;iw3:_ of wijat '%f\u00a7;IiSt'1j::.,1te\u00a7""<\/p>\n
mtrmai crueity w'b.ereix1 it ha}::; Lkfrexi  <\/p>\n
married \ufb01fe should be r\u00e9izi::\u00e9ir;?\u00a7:d \u00e9Le:,__a~  few"- <\/p>\n
isolated instances ever. a pe;*ied:"L\u00a3)i' y\u00a2.:ars '{S.?3.\u00a7\u00a3…I1i2'\u00a7: amount
\nto cruelty. ' 'he iiimc\u00e9iagziu\u00e9t.  persistent for a
\nfairiy is11gt_h\u00a7,s=-    \u00a5.,x}j1:1<~:14f\u20ac:~. ' '\ufb01ifzlationship has<\/p>\n
deteri01'atE\u20ac&  because of the acts and<\/p>\n
beha\u00a7\u00a7ou2'~ _\u00bb the wronged party fmcis it<\/p>\n
extrex}:1e\u00a3\u00a7j\u00a2 4_ di;t}'ii:11ii;A t<).""–.\u00a3i\\%ai-, with the other party any<\/p>\n
\u00a3033gi;<\u00e9f,L'~n1ay  to mental crueity. But Inert: trivial<\/p>\n
\u00bb :f13;";"itV;:;ti:io:1s4;4_"'~:;_ju1an'e\u00a3$, normal wear and tear of the<\/p>\n
. ':"c\u00a3a:\ufb01 \u20ac\u00e9dV".'iii'e\u00a7a%hiCh happfzns in dajwtoday \ufb01fe wauki not<\/p>\n
b\u00abe44'a<i\u00e9q_1;\u00e9te for gem': of diverse on the gonna cf manta:<\/p>\n
 ~ :c'}:*u.\ufb01}ty.\n<\/p>\n
 . While 2’ei\u00a7er:*i1::g is an earlier decisicn in the cage of<\/p>\n
Navean &<;c:hii Vs, Neeiu kiehli reporized in (2006) <9: SCC
\n3&8 it 1135 been obseived that Public interest ciemazzds<\/p>\n
not oniy that the married Status Shouid as far as<\/p>\n
possible, as iong as possible and whenever p0sS;i"i3\u00a3\u20ac:, be<\/p>\n
Hmintaixzed, but where a marriage has  <\/p>\n
beyalid the: hope of saivagez, public iI1t\u00a21f;\u00a7s;f. 11%:-ifs"  V' <\/p>\n
1"e<:;0g1itiI1 91′ that fact.\n<\/p>\n
:38. Keeping in mirld the Tab0ve’;3rii1cipie$;_;t_he ‘eviri’e11Ce..L<\/p>\n
on record weuld have to  A\u00e9ug\ufb01fdmg Ed<\/p>\n
the p\ufb01titioner the V   %{\u00a7g)\u00a3;’..piace  ‘be iV:wee:1 the:
\nparties in October   raiatiansirxip<\/p>\n
was c0rdiai:_’i1i’f\u00a7;i.1\u00e9 “\u00a5J\u00a71\u20ac’a\u00a3’%e:1′ a few months the<\/p>\n
resp\u00e9xficirant.  i:%::;%i11f:je”%’-[,_harrcigant and of suspicious
\n<:ha1'act\u00e9r._a:\u20ac2.d iss\u00e9d t\ufb01quarrei an trivia} things wit}: the<\/p>\n
:1}c5znb\u00e9ifs of  A child was born in da11ua1jv<\/p>\n
'  the paxfies maved to Muscat Wham the<\/p>\n
.'m'sp0nd\u00e9\u00a7;t..i:*ompieted a course in cemputers and was<\/p>\n
 ais\u00e9 3. job with tilt? assistance and t3I1C()l,1}"ag<':I}1\u20ac11'f1 of<\/p>\n
A ' _"  petifianar. Accolriing is the petitioner after she<\/p>\n
 sta1*te;r:l Warking the 3:esp9::;;.de11\u00a3.'$ attitude towaretis the<\/p>\n
petitioner became w1’$\u20ac and that ?:\u00a7i}1C6 August 20013<\/p>\n
5116 has been I”\u20acSidiITtg in Bangaiore. )1
\n,5?’<\/p>\n
-34-<\/span><\/p>\n
29. According t0 the p\u20ac\u00a3iti()11C1′ the reiatignlship<\/p>\n
between the parti\u20ac:$ was gczod only til: 1996 <\/p>\n
that it deteriorated 011 acceunt of the aibre–;\u00a7\u00e91i(1.;*e;\u00a7\u00a7\u00a7S<}i*\u00a3's. <\/p>\n
However, what is $i\u00a71i\ufb01caI1t is "tn-:,:a.t\u00e9 the Vpu\u00e9\u00a3i1;i;\u00ab::$i:<\u00e9_r_ did V'<\/p>\n
newt take any steps with reg\u00e9xrgi 3 i1.i.s– <\/p>\n
reiat.io11si'1ip with the resp\u00a7)i3_<;i\u20ac:1i;t. ' 1"'\u00a3"zc:  V<\/p>\n
to live together ITOIZ3;  'P";<:' during the day as well as in<\/p>\n
‘ Viicfzs i:e:’_vg1f:t.\u00ab ‘U716 conssezquc-:13: challge in the attitude Q3″<\/p>\n
  not onjiy with the \ufb01’ieI1d:;\u00ab;’ circle, bat ajsso<\/p>\n
w*ii:3::; \ufb01i\ufb01 hf\u00e9spondent and the d.-aaugl’1ter, created a con\ufb01ict<\/p>\n
” V\u00bb  iii reiatitmsilip between the parties. According to<\/p>\n
 ;i:he i”\u20ac*:S\u00a7}0I}d\u20acf1t, despite the mis~C:0nduCt csf the<\/p>\n
petiticmeii. she is vs:*i_ili11g to msi\u00e9e Wii;f1 him. in faci in<\/p>\n
the crosss~exaIz1ination the petitioner has admitted that<\/p>\n
Maya wag appomttzti as Big Assistant; in the G\ufb01ice. He<\/p>\n
\/5<\/p>\n
has also admitted ha: writing in his diary  as<\/p>\n
}_+;x.K1. 111 :’am: it is this n1is–coz1<3_ii\u00a5:3;t”;av\u00a7V<)ur towards the respondent became<\/p>\n
.A  tetaiiy averse to a cordiai marita} \ufb01fe.<\/p>\n
 2 A'\u00a7'.\u00a71ru:\u00e9-Q  gaetitioner who has man guilty of mis-<\/p>\n
cc\u00a7i1\u00a7Tii:::t'a4I1ci under the Circumstances in Vi{*':.'W cf Section<\/p>\n
 AA 2;3.\u00a7_l}{f3) 6f the Hindu Marriage Act, W\ufb01 \ufb01mi that the<\/p>\n
 p\u00e9\u00a7:i"\u00a5.:i_0r2er camlot take advantage Qf his ovm wrong by"<\/p>\n
" filing the peti\ufb01an against the respandent. b'u;rt_t1er the<\/p>\n
matex\u00e9ai {:31} record and the aiiegations made an: $:,1r::,\u00a3':z,<\/p>\n
which in our view, ck} net make out a ease that the<\/p>\n
 i
\n'M<\/p>\n
.\u00ab-\n<\/p>\n
respomiant. had caused crueity 1:0 the petitioner. The<\/p>\n
foiiWi:1g \ufb02iustration given in the case of Bama1% (3.tji:)si1<\/p>\n
Vsuaya Ghost} are relevant to the p1’\u20ac:\u20ac$\u20acI1t  ‘A <\/p>\n
on the above basis we \ufb01nd tt1at,..ti1_e   ”<\/p>\n
made out a case against ti1\u00e9”: 1*e:43 pd:1dent.  <\/p>\n
considera\ufb01on of compiete i;3._;\u00a7uimoiiiai  .pa1*ties~ . L’<\/p>\n
acute manta} pain,  as ssgotud not
\nmake possible for t\ufb01e ‘witi*1 each other
\ncould cc.\u00abme_,    of manta:\n<\/p>\n
crueity. {ii} apggaisai of the entire<\/p>\n
rz1at;i*i\u00a7\ufb0111oI1’jTAa1’Tvj’i3}V:”i::  4;iii6~ _.partj\u00e9V$, it beconms abundantiy
\nciear that _SitLl_8:.vIf;(.}I3.”‘S*;1Cfl that the wronged party<\/p>\n
caxggnui. Iw\ufb01sagjai\u00e9iy   asked to put up with such<\/p>\n
 Cqfliiti\u00e9t  cont33.me ta live with othetr pazty. (iii) A<\/p>\n
  C\u00e9fufse af abusive and humiiiating treatrnexat<\/p>\n
“r:u1\u00abs:ift:c\u00a3”‘:t(} torture, discumxncrde or rfi\ufb02d\ufb01f niiserabiti<\/p>\n
V    Ofvih\ufb01 spouse. (iv) Sustamed Lmjustiiiable cenciuct<\/p>\n
 behavieur of 6:116 spouse amuaiiy affecting pfxjmicai<\/p>\n
2 V’  mantai health efsf the other spouse.. ‘1″he mzatmexit<\/p>\n
CQfIZi13l8iI1\u20acd of and am resuitant danger ef appmhensiim<\/p>\n
must be very’ gave, substantia.i and sn:e:igh’ty. {V}<\/p>\n
\/%<\/p>\n
. I\/’r-J<\/p>\n
-37..\n<\/p>\n
Sustained reprehens:ii}k-3 conduct, studied neglect,<\/p>\n
:’u1di\ufb01i:rence or total departure from the nor.{I1ai’~s1\u00a7a;f1’cia1*ci<\/p>\n
01′ ccxijugal i{iI1dI”1\u20acSS causing iz1_jury to Ear.\u00bb<\/p>\n
cieriving sadistic pleasure oa.13_._.a.i,$o a3;i\u00a7\u00a3\u20ac\u00a7t;113Ii ti5′ iizerzt\u00e9i ‘ . <\/p>\n
crueity’. (vi) Mere trivia}   <\/p>\n
wear and tear 91′ the IZ1aI’iZ’l$:tii~w.,{i\ufb013 \\\u00a7?’hi_Ci1_1ia.p1>:\u00a71i’1sw~if1 day:-V ‘<\/p>\n
t.o–day lift: would 120$ ‘be ad\u00a2:d;’ \ufb01?ii\u20ac;’\u00e9’\u00a7”.iie reiationship has c\u00a3eter}_<)1'ated<\/p>\n
\u00a39,519: <:;e:t<%:1":t"'\\z"-\u00bb!f_1.'\u00e9\u00ab:\u00a2}tV: b\u00e9cause :31' the acts and behaviour of a<\/p>\n
.' ,v\u00a7_21'0nged party finds it exumneiy di\ufb01icult to<\/p>\n
"  Joiner party any lenger, may amount to<\/p>\n
ms\u00e9.:1t\u00e9.\u00a3'Vci*\u20ac1e1tyf. Hence an the issue of crueity we answ\ufb01r<\/p>\n
2 .. x the p\u00e9\ufb01tioxier.\n<\/p>\n
 Sec\ufb01on 13(1){i\u00a33) of the Act states tiitat the<\/p>\n
desertien must be far a continueus period of \u00a310: 1683<\/p>\n
than twa years im:nt::<:iiat\u20ac\u00a33; pre(::edi13g the pI'6Sf3I}tat.i0I'1<\/p>\n
jg,<\/p>\n
ef the petition and in the exeianatjen to the said<\/p>\n
p;'evisioI1 the word 'desertion' is dei'i11e<;i* 1.;\u00e9:;;"'–;;ne<\/p>\n
desert:io11 of the petitioner by the Ot\u00a71('3I'.'A4':]:Jii1vh'i"'!}.:\u00a7f'   4_<\/p>\n
Inarriage without reasonable .-<:aese .-%3.:1;1 i\u00bbvLi'i3i()i;tt\u00bb {he f '<\/p>\n
consent or against the wish   \ufb02.iz"1{\u00a7i11de.sV<\/p>\n
w\ufb02lfui neglect 01' the peutioneer..eby  etize\ufb02  ite'<\/p>\n
g:ra1:e111at;icai vama\ufb01ea a11c}.e'{:ug:r;:a.Vie._. expreeeien have to<\/p>\n
be construed accerdiilgi\ufb01f.\n<\/p>\n
eence_pt._ef -the Act and it envisages the
\nfo1iowii1ge4_h1g1″e’ciJ}e1its _: (1) The faetum of separation<\/p>\n
(1\/2,}._\u00a7j;191e.iI1te1″1i:ieV:r\u00a7\u00a3 te: bring eohabitetien permanently to<\/p>\n
e   (ace:-imus deserendz) and that bath the above<\/p>\n
H  Veiietlid continue during the entire statutory<\/p>\n
 \ufb01xerefbre, in erder to etmstitute a matrimenial<\/p>\n
” V. AAei’i”e;1ee, desertien must be fer a centinueus perimi fer<\/p>\n
 lees than twe yeare beibre the presentation of tee<\/p>\n
V’ petition. in the ease of Bzpin Chandra V”\/s. Prabhawafi<\/p>\n
{AIR 1956 SC 17′ 5162) the Herfble Supreme Ceurt has<\/p>\n
expmined the concept 0:’ cieseI’tie11 under the Act and<\/p>\n
M:\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
-39.\n<\/p>\n
painted. 011: that (i\u20ac:se1″ti0z1 is a matter ()fi11f\u20ac’:I’\u20ac1’1CE’: to be<\/p>\n
drawn mlder the circumstances sf each case…  ~_ ‘};’.!_;1\u20ac’:<\/p>\n
in:?.=:re11ce may be drawn fi:’GI:1 certain facts, _13\u00a7Iiic!1V:~ _<\/p>\n
not in a1″:et:her case be capabie 01:1eadi111g”‘t:$1:j  <\/p>\n
i;{liEI’\u20ac11C\u20ac. if in fact therrs: has bee:-,j1=a5 s–;i;: <\/p>\n
essential question aiways is Ea’-‘E16? t$1atT’:\u00a7.{:tfc9i;lr;i be –. ”<\/p>\n
atitmbsutable ta an  ‘mus __\u20aci\u20ac::’S\u20ac’_?’\u20acI\u00a7di .Si1\u00ab’1:::t_\u00a7:  the
\nfactum and \u00bb.ni::x11;_t:3 “Sfiomc[_  a pveriod Q1′
\nati::;’:;_:  *3 two jg’\u20ac:a1_”\u20acs.,__ 1:1 fgfi\u00e9’   W 3. Meena
\n(AIR 1964;.   a1i\u00a7;._A__}i?;}hi:1i:f.’V1{;;ni\u00a7;zri Vfs. fmirendra
\nSing}: V{.A1_%<;' IE;'3'.?"':\u00ab':'j'V—- th\u00e9 t~\u00a30:1'bie Supreme Gem':<\/p>\n
has reafir'\ufb01:3;1\u00a7*:c\u00a3 t{1g:4Vi;\u00a7_1*i;\u00a31:(:_i:pies stated in the earlier case<\/p>\n
 ._ With\u00a7;'eg%\u00a71}"d ?ZO \ufb01'1\u20ac_Q{}I1C\u20ac})t af deser1:io;x":. under the Hindu<\/p>\n
 i 2 '3eia\ufb02'iag\u00a7\u00a7 'AC1? V ., _
\n132';-T'__ 7i'i1\u00e9'i'\u00a2ie:':;.-"' one of the essentiai ingz\ufb01dients of<\/p>\n
des \u00a5erfi_I1:’ i-3#’Sepa1’a.tio:1 of 0116 spause from azlother and<\/p>\n
 . 1;i’I\u20ac\u20ac?If_\u20ac  be no deaertian Whiif: parties are living<\/p>\n
  i’0g\u20ac:’i:\u00a7f1er. B’1:1*\u00a5;her cantinuijlg Evidence ef desertion for<\/p>\n
 “tide statutory period Gf at least two years can never<\/p>\n
became compiete uxz\ufb01l the petition is actuaiiy<\/p>\n
2;\n<\/p>\n
~31}-\n<\/p>\n
presented. 1+’urt3.1er if the ciesertjng spouse gexmineiy
\ndesires to retzqrn to matrimoniai heme, the other spouse<\/p>\n
cannot. refuse reinstatement.\n<\/p>\n
 The question whether dve\u00e9*\u00a7ei’t1:1g’–\u00ab\u00ab spe.t\u00a7;\u00e9e_  3.<\/p>\n
reasonable cause for not  ._ biixig <\/p>\n
an end and me eoiresfics\ufb01ding Vq.i_.1eetio1i\u00b0, whether<\/p>\n
ciesertion witneut   ex\u00a7eted\u00a2.for tfie Vteeceesaz\ufb01r
\nperiod is always a queetiez-Qt’ef:’f’act5  ‘ :i_13.._’consi{ie1*iI1g the
\nconduct of ‘1_’l14e’}:jts:!te53e}:5*tet5l:  such case, the
\neeurtwi\ufb02 t.e””E__he’1″e.cts of the particular case,<\/p>\n
111 0rderVte_%Meece1’\u00a5,ai:_1 “Wf:’at in fact was the impact on the<\/p>\n
 <     tlie"'ciese1vti3.1g epouse ef anything which was<\/p>\n
 ' _  by the deserted spouses. Furt:3:1er the<\/p>\n
.agfee1ne1*\u00a7:_t}:) pay maintenance is not in itself' proof of<\/p>\n
 ceneexit to iive apart.\n<\/p>\n
 ‘\u00a334. The expression ‘wiiiftxi neglect’ used in the<\/p>\n
explanation though 3:101″; de\ufb01ned excludes acts or<\/p>\n
emissions done by accident or inadvertence. 01} the<\/p>\n
ether hand there must be censcieue acting in a<\/p>\n
e<\/p>\n
-31-<\/span><\/p>\n
reprehensible manner in discharging ail <\/p>\n
eb\ufb01gations which cermote a degree of <\/p>\n
in willful neglect. ‘l’herefoI’e_. breach _of–\u00bb   -\u00ab , <\/p>\n
marriage or failure to discha;*geV=.eveI3r zf.ie’*eof .m’a1*;i*\u00a7age<\/p>\n
obligation ealmot be regar\u00e9egl az\u00e9a     ;<\/p>\n
neglect to become deeer\ufb01on__Vl\u00a71:e:ei ivvkamomzts
\nto fersal\u00e9ng or   by the other
\nby a c011scieue_:di\u00a7=,reg.a3*{l.C’}%ij  ebligations of
\nthe  ifeeiiewlxehole. Further a
\nspouse.   miscenduet as Weuld
\nre11der._   “of marital relations 30<\/p>\n
1;tnbearal:i\u00a7.eV%%lV:l:.e” ether spouse feels compelled \u00a30<\/p>\n
 v  le:3.if’e  ;11at1%i111Qnial home and in such a case it is the<\/p>\n
 ‘ fei’mer.,<ler;'el j"1*2<::t the latter, who is the deserter. it is<\/p>\n
  en the peti\ufb01oner to prove that desertion<\/p>\n
 witl1e1,lt;. reascmable cause subsiisteci tlzreughout the<\/p>\n
 ..<i;fg:\u00a7Lt\u00a71t.e:'y  tsefore \u00a7'a:1ting relief' on the grounci cf<\/p>\n
  {iesertion the court must be satisfied that the<\/p>\n
matr\u00e9nlenial offence complained ef' is eetabliehed. The
\nlegal burden of proof lies on the petitioner te establish
\nthat the desertion was witheut cause and to discharge<\/p>\n
5%<\/p>\n
\/'<\/p>\n
..32..\n<\/p>\n
that burden the petitioner may reiy an the fact  he<\/p>\n
asked her 1:0 join him and she refused. <\/p>\n
that fact of mihsai she may seek   _  <\/p>\n
interferencs of desertion by  that  \u00a7’uSL<\/p>\n
cause for her refusal and \u00bb1V.1suaU\u00a7:–. ‘ii:-..wouijd.”_;  Wisa <\/p>\n
her to do 80.\n<\/p>\n
35. As far as desezfia\ufb02  we fixlti that the
\nrespondent r;1e1′ on the part 0! {he responcient, but 011 the<\/p>\n
 3 o\ufb01sgr \ufb01and, the reassn for her retmta to lzzangajt:-re was<\/p>\n
  act::0uI1t oi’ the conduct cf the petitiomar and the<\/p>\n
VV  ‘fespon\ufb01cnt \ufb01nding that the petitioner has :10 longer in<\/p>\n
much with his \ufb01xssistant Maya, she is wiiiing {-3 391:; the<\/p>\n
-33- }<\/p>\n
petitioner. Hence we find mat the petitioner “\ufb01gziied<\/p>\n
to make 0111;. a case on the g’ound of deserti\ufb01nn’  A’  T<\/p>\n
36. For the aibresaid reasons  V   <\/p>\n
petitioner has faiieci to prove the :a\u00a3l\u00a2;g\u00a75:tii;I:S–. E)i’V<:;fu<:itjv'<\/p>\n
and de$ertior1 against t.he.41_;*espo1;de:1t   };_ir:<=:I_*}3I"<\u00a7r-\u00a2?:_,:" w<\/p>\n
dismiss the appeal by col\ufb01ifiiiixig th\ufb01h of the
\nFamily (3m1rI: by hbiiiiiigi  vvV3\u00a7etjti0n filed by the<\/p>\n
petitioner is dismi. sSed~. _1\u00a7\u00a3o'epsts:. '~.h I. —- <\/p>\n
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