JUDGMENT

N.B. Suryawanshi, J. - These three appeals take exception to the common judgment passed by the Judge, Family Court No.2, Nagpur in Petition No. A-1014/2016 filed by Nayan under Section 13 (1)(i-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 seeking divorce, Petition No. A-276/2017 filed by Pranita under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 for restitution of conjugal rights and Petition No. E-395/2015 filed by Pranita under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for grant of maintenance.

2. By the impugned common judgment, the Family Court dismissed Nayan's petition for divorce, rejected Pranita's claim for maintenance, however, decreed the petition of Pranita for restitution of conjugal rights, hence these three appeals are being decided by this common judgment.

Petition No.A-1014/2016

3. Nayan has filed this petition seeking divorce from Pranita on the ground of cruelty. Marriage between Nayan and Pranita was solemnized on 28.09.2014 at Nagpur. After the marriage, Pranita cohabited with Nayan for near about five months. At the time of marriage, Nayan was serving as Research Officer at Tribal Development Department at Nandurbar. The parents of Nayan were residing at Nag