CHITTATOSH MUKHERJEE, B. N. MAITRA

( 1 ) PETITIONER has asked for divorce on the ground of his wife's adultery and alternatively, for judicial separation on account of her cruelty. His allegation is that in the middle of May, 1959, he was married to Sulekha, respondent No. 1, according to Hindu rites. Since then they have been residing at Bangaon. He is a professor of Dina Bandu Maha Vidyalaya College of that place. From the beginning she had no liking for him. During the last four years the relations between the two became strained. She often used to gout out of the house with co-respondent No. 2, Biswanath. On the 13th September, 1970, at about 10 p. m. , he went to his house, opened the closed door for it was unbolted from within and found that Sulekha was in a compromising position with Biswanath. At his sight Sulekha became very angry and gave orders to Biswanath to do away with him. Biswanath picked up the bolt of the door and struck him on the head with it. He suffered grievous hurt, informed the police and was hospitalized. He was detained there for 21 days. A criminal case is pending against her and Biswanath over that incident. When he was in the hospital Sulekha did not

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