MAHINDER NARAIN, J.

( 1 ) THIS is a husband s appeal against the order of Shri G. S. Dhaka, Additional District Judge. Delhi, dated 30th August, 1983, whereby the husband s petition for a decree of divorce under S. 13 (l) (ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act (hereinafter referred to as the Act ), was refused.

( 2 ) THE parties were married according to the Hindu rites on 23-11-1980 at Delhi. The wife is stated to have left the appellant on l5th Feb. 1981.

( 3 ) THERE were various grounds taken by the husband in the petition for dissolution of marriage but in this appeal 1 need to mentioned only the grounds mentioned in paras 4a, 4b and 4c of the amended petition, which read as under : -

"4a. That at the time of departure of the respondent from the matrimonial home on 15-1-81 the petitioner was not aware that the respondent was carrying a child from the joins of the petitioner 4b. That the respondent obtained some I medicines from Doctor Kirpal Singh Bakshi. Delhi on 15-1-81 and also obtained a prescription and the said medicine was meant for terminating of pregnancy and further that at the time of obtaining the medicine she had given a false address of her residence. 4c. That the respo

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