S. K. RAY, J.

( 1 ) ON 22-5-56 the appellant in both these appeals was wedded to the respondent. They are Bramhins by caste, and their marriage was a sacramental one. The marriage did not run smoothly for long, and entered into a troubled phase. At the time of this marriage, the husband was a student in the college. At his village home, where he took his bride after marriage, remained his mother, his younger brother, and a married sister. Ultimately, the appellant left the house of her husband on 10th of December, 1957, and went to reside with her parents. The parties differ as to the cause of such desertion. According to the appellant, she was compelled to flee on account of intense mental torture to which she was subjected by the inmates of her husband's house, as she had not brought sufficient dowry along with her. According to the husband, she developed illicit intimacy with one Ram Narayan and committed adultery with him, and lastly left the house of her own accord in company with her paramour.

( 2 ) ON 20th of January, 1958, the respondent (husband) initiated proceedings under Section 10 (1) (f) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, praying for a decree for judicial separation.