JUDGMENT :

RITU BAHRI, J.

1. The appellant-husband has come up in appeal before this Court, seeking setting aside of judgment dated 04.05.2015 passed by District Judge Family Court, Gurgaon, whereby the petition filed by him under Section 13 (1) (ia) and (ib) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (for short ‘Act 1955’) for dissolution of marriage between the parties by decree of divorce on the grounds of cruelty and desertion, has been dismissed.

2. Brief facts of the case are that the appellant was married to the respondent according to Hindu rites and ceremonies at Mehak Banquet Hall, New Colony, Gurgaon on 17.2.2001. It was an arranged marriage in which some dowry was given. After the marriage, the parties resided together as husband and wife at Gurgaon. No child was born from this wedlock. On the very first night of the marriage, the respondent told the appellant that she was not happy with the marriage as it was solemnized by her parents against her wishes, but the appellant advised her to carry on the marriage as it had been solemnized. Since the respondent refused to live with his family at Nangal, the parties shifted to Ram Nagar, Gurgaon, to the house of the appellant’s uncle. Howe