( 1 ) THIS is an appeal by the husband against the judgment and decree passed by the Additional District Judge, 24-Parganas allowing the wife's application for a decree of divorce.

( 2 ) THE material allegations of the wife in her petition for divorce are as follows: (a) The parties were married on 21st January, 1945, under the provision of the Special Marriage Act (Act III of 1872 ). It appears that the age of the wife at the time of marriage was about 21 years while the age of the husband then was 34 years. After marriage the wife came to reside at 80/d, Lansdown Road, Ballygunge, being the place of husband's residence. Within a few days, the wife found the husband cold and indifferent and sexually abnormal and perverse. Shortly thereafter, the husband left for United Kingdom on business for about three months and the wife became busy with her M. A. examination which was held in August, 1945. During the period from marriage till September, 1945, except the sojourn in foreign land, the wife found the husband cold and indifferent towards her and the husband would flare up on occasional slight protest made by the wife at his said coldness and indifference. (b