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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD, ARUN KUMAR RAI
Amit Kumar Jha, son of Subodh Kumar Jha – Appellant
Versus
Rani Devi, wife of Amit Kumar Jha – Respondent
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| 1. appeal against dismissal of divorce on cruelty, desertion grounds. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 15 , 16 , 17) |
| 2. lower court perversely ignored cruelty and desertion evidence. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 21) |
| 3. husband demanded dowry, subjected wife to cruelty. (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 22) |
| 4. no perversity; divorce grounds unproven, appeal dismissed. (Para 14 , 20 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55) |
| 5. conflicting witness testimonies on cruelty and dowry demands. (Para 18 , 19) |
| 6. perversity: findings ignoring evidence or defying logic. (Para 23 , 24) |
| 7. mental cruelty: conduct rendering cohabitation unreasonable. (Para 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37) |
| 8. desertion requires separation with animus deserendi, no consent. (Para 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44) |
| 9. no proof of wife's mental cruelty; husband's conduct noted. (Para 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49) |
| 10. no animus deserendi; wife driven out by dowry. (Para 50 , 51) |
JUDGMENT :
Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.
1. The instant appeal under Section 19(1) of the Family Court Act, 1984 is directed against the order/judgment dated 24.02.2022 and decree signed on 08.03.2022 passed by the learned Principal District Judge-cum- Principal
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