ORDER :- The judgment dated 16-2-2004 passed by the Additional District Judge, Delhi dismissing the appellant's appeal, HMA No. 1113/01/97 seeking divorce from the respondent on the ground of cruelty is challenged in this appeal under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 ('Act').

2. The parties were married on 16-5-1985. Three children were born to them. At the time of filing of the petition in the year 1997, the three children were aged about 10 years, 4 years and 2 years respectively. Case of the appellant.

3. In his petition before the Trial Court, the appellant's case of cruelty was based on the following averments:

(i) The appellant claimed that soon after the marriage, the respondent started behaving irrationally with the appellant and used to create embarrassing scenes with all the members of the family. It is claimed that the respondent was under the control of some super natural power. She used to abuse the parents of the appellant. The appellant used to take the respondent to various places for her treatment in February, March and April 1992. It is claimed that when she returned from her parental home, she used to hurl abuses at the appellant and his pa