Swatanter Kumar, J.

1. This is an unfortunate matrimonial litigation where Ms. Indra Sharma was married to Varinder Sharma on 11.9.1993 in Oxford, U.K. They lived together for a short time, and as it appears from the record, temporary differences started between the parties sooner than one could imagine. The husband claims that he came back to India on 17.9.1994, while the wife, who was employed, continued to live in U.K. Shorn of other unnecessary details, the fact of the matter is that the husband filed a petition under Section 18 of the Foreign Marriage Act read with Section 29 of the Special Marriage Act, hereinafter referred to as the Act, praying for a decree of divorce on the ground of cruelty and desertion. Various other serious allegations were also made. The wife also made a complaint to the Crimes Against Womens Cell, Sector 17, Chandigarh, which in turn, aggravated the situation further. The divorce petition was contested by the wife. However, the learned Trial Court vide its judgment and decree dated 5.3.1999 dissolved the marriage between the parties by a decree of divorce.

2. Dissatisfied from the order of the Trial Court, the wife preferred the appeal, befor