JUDGMENT

Vipin Sanghi, J. - The appellant has preferred the present appeal under Section 19 of the Family Courts Act 1984 read with Section 28 of the Hindu Marriage Act 1955 to assail the judgment and decree dated 04.03.2020 passed by the learned Principal Judge (East), Family Court, Karkardooma in H.M.A. No. 1458/18, "Meenu Sirohi versus Deepak". The said HMA case had been preferred by the respondent Meenu Sirohi under Sections 11 and 12(1)(c) of the Hindu Marriage Act on the premise that the marriage between her and the appellant herein was a nullity on the ground that the same had not been lawfully performed, having being performed under coercion and pressure, in conspiracy with the neighbor of the respondent herein on 22.04.2015.

2. The case set up by the respondent in her petition was that on 22.04.2015, she was called to the residence of her neighbour Smt. Usha w/o Sh Ashwani Kumar r/o 42/2, East Azad Nagar, Delhi to discuss some issue, where the family members of the appellant herein were also present. Smt. Usha and the father of the appellant offered a glass of cold drink to the respondent which, despite her reluctance, she was forced to consume under the insistence of the ap