l. The appellant in this appeal is the wife whose suit for dissolution of her marriage with the respondent her husband, was decreed by the trial court but was dismissed on appeal by the lower appellate court.

2. The suit was brought by her u/s 2(ii), (iv), and (viii)of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act, 2003, herinafter to be referred to as Act. on the allegation that her marriage with the respondent was solemnized nearly six year prior to the institution of the suit. Hardly two years has passed, when she was given a severe beating by the respondent and was turned out of her matrimonial home, after snatching all ornaments and clothes. She sent a number of persons to the respondent-to persuade him to take her back to his fold and provide her maintenance, but he refused to do so and did not resume cohabitation with her, nor did he provided any maintenance to her ever since she was turned out by him.

3. The respondent denied all these allegations and resisted the suit alleging that the appellant had left his house of her own free will in furtherance of plan, and had refused to return even after he had gone himself and had also sent a number, of persons to her to persuade her to co

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