Lokeshwar Singh Panta, J.: This is wifes appeal against the decree of judicial separation under Section 13-A of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) dated 3.7.1996 of Addl. District Judge (I), Kangra at Dharmshala passed in H.M.P No. 35-D/94 in favour of Anil Kumar Sood and against Smt. Madhu Sood appellant Anil Sood has also assailed the decree by way of cross objections. We hare taken and heard the appeal and cross-objections together as these arise out of common decree For the sake of convenience, the parties will be referred to as husband and wife herein. . .

2. Briefly the facts are that Anil Kumar Sood got married with Smt. Madhu Sood on 10.5.1990 according to Hindu rites at Hitwas, Tebsil and District Kangra. They lived together and cohabited at Dohra for a short duration. A fern ale child was born to the parties in April, 1991 who is living under the care and custody of the wife. The husband filed petition under Section 13 of Hindu Marriage Act on 12.1.1994 against his wife for dissolution of marriage by a decree of divorce. It was averred in the petition that after the marriage wife stayed with the husband initially only about 22 days Du