JUDGMENT :

R.N. Misra, J. - The Defendant-husband is the Appellant against the decree of the appellate Court granting dissolution of marriage in a suit by the Plaintiff, by reversing the decree of the trial Court.

2. The parties got married in April, 1959. It was alleged by the wife that after their marriage the Defendant came and lived with the Plaintiff in her house. About a year after marriage, a son was born to them and that boy has been given away in adoption by the Defendant. The Plaintiff further alleged that the Defendant bad taken to drinking, developed ill contacts and started physically assaulting the Plaintiff on several occasions. He also did not maintain the Plaintiff. In June, 1961 he physically assaulted the Plaintiff and she was laid up for quite a long time on account of injuries sustained by her. From July, 1961 the Defendant went away and kept no contacts with the Plaintiff. His whereabouts were not known to the Plaintiff, nor did he ever provided any maintenance for her. As the Defendant had failed to provide maintenance for more than two years, the wife applied for dissolution of the marriage.

3. The Defendant denied all the allegations made by the Plaintiff. He