( 1 ) THUS, the first phase of their married life ended on a sad not. At a time when a wedded couple would be normally gripped by euphoria of sharing bliss and happiness of togetherness the seed of disharmony was sown and the marital bond was put under considerable strain. It is no wonder that disenchantment was to follow.

( 2 ) ON a consideration of the entire evidence on the record I see no cogent reason to disbelieve the appellant and her father and brother when they say that Sushil Kumar never visited Bombay, as alleged. Surely the bald statement of the respondent which is tendentious and is aimed at casting aspertion on the character of the appellant cannot be taken as gospel truth, especially when he is actuated by a malevolent desire to somehow get rid of the appellant. He is very much prone to make every kind of pernicious insinuation against her because it subserves his real purpose of portraying the appellant as a person who would mal-treat and insult her husband so often because she could not reconcile to her marriage with the respondent on account of her infatuation and love for Sushi Kumar.

( 3 ) HAVING steered clear of many a controversy between the parties,