PINAKI CHANDRA GHOSE, J.

1. AT the instance of wife in a suit for divorce the First Appeal is directed against the judgment and decree dated 22nd December, 2004 passed by the Additional District Judge Second Court Hooghly, in Matrimonial Suit No.421 of 1997 and the suit was decreed granting a decree of divorce on the ground of cruelty.

2. BEING aggrieved and dissatisfied with the said judgment and decree dated 22nd December, 2004 this appeal has been filed. The respondent appeared before us is the plaintiff in the suit and filed a suit before the Court of District Judge, Hooghly.

3. THE facts pleaded in the plaint by the respondent are summarized as follows : THE parties in the suit were married according to Hindu Rites and Customs on 11th August, 1995 and had been residing as husband and wife. After 2- 3 days from the day of 'Fulosajjya' the wife tried to pursue the husband so that she can stay in the house of her mother on the plea of sitting in the examination of Masters Degree, THE husband and his family members allowed the wife to stay at the house of her mother. After some days the husband was pressurised by the wife to stay with her at the house of her mother as thei