Navita Singh, J.

C.M. No.25249-CII of 2013

There is an application for condonation of delay in filing the appeal. The delay is of 38 days.

For the reasons mentioned in the application, the delay of 38 days in filing the appeal is condoned.

2. F.A.O. No.6146 of 2013

The present respondent had filed a petition under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) against the appellant whereas the latter filed a petition under Section 9 of the Act against the former. The petition under Section 13 of the Act was allowed while that of the appellant filed under Section 9 of the Act was dismissed.

3. Aggrieved by the order in both the cases, the wife came up in appeal.

4. The facts of both the cases were inter-linked because the respondent alleged that the appellant had deserted him and her behaviour was far away from good. She extended threats to the appellant and his family members and was also cruel towards the child born to the parties insofar as that she refused to breast feed the baby. On 21.10.2009, the appellant poured kerosene oil and tried to set herself on fire for framing the respondent and his family members in a criminal case. She lodged