JUDGMENT :

Surya Prakash Kesarwani, J.

1. Heard Sri M.D. Singh Shekhar, learned Senior Counsel, assisted by Sri Vaibhav Goswami, learned counsel for the defendant-appellant and Sri Vishnu Singh, learned counsel for the plaintiff-respondent.

Facts

2. Briefly stated facts of the present case are that defendant – appellant/wife married with the plaintiff – respondent/husband on 10.06.1990 as per Hindu rites and rituals. Plaintiff – respondent is an I.P.S. Officer while the defendant – appellant is a Doctor holding M.B.B.S. Degree. The father of the plaintiff – respondent was in service of the Steel Authority of India, Raurkela while father of the defendant – appellant was Additional Director General of Police, Orissa and her mother has promoted a company known as JBS Capacitors Pvt. Ltd., Bhubaneshwar. Initially, the defendant – appellant joined the service in Health Department, Aligarh, but after three or four months she left it. She became Director in the aforesaid Company promoted by her mother. Son, namely, Aparajita Issan Narayan was born on 05.06.1991 from the wedlock of the plaintiff and the defendant at SCB Medical College, Cuttack.

3. It appears that dispute between the plaintiff and the defendant arose even before their son was born which led to various incidents. Ultimately the plaintiff – respondent filed case No.260 of 2000 (Ashit Kumar Panda Vs. Smt. Gayatri Devi) under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, in the Court of Principal Judge Family Court, Meerut, for divorce. In the plaint, amongst other allegations; the plaintiff – respondent has alleged in paras 5, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 as under:

^^5- ;g fd iSVh'kuj o foi{kh ds ifjokjksa esa vkpkj o fopkjksa dks vlekurk gksus ds dkj.k Hkh foi{kh ,oa mlds firk iSVh'kuj ,oa mlds ifjokj dks vius vuqfpr ÁHkko dk ykHk mBkdj rjg&rjg ls rax o ijs'kku djrs jgsa gSA ftlls iSVh'kuj vius nkEiR; thou ds lq[k ls oafpr gks x;k gSA

9- ;g fd foi{kh ds firk us iSVh'kuj ds firk dks rax o ijs'kku djus dh xjt ls fnukad 30-12-91 dks xq.Ms Hkstdj geyk djok;kA ftldh fjiksVZ iSVh'kuj ds firk us lSDVj&3 jkmjdsyk ds Fkkus esa iathd`r djk;h FkhA

10- ;g fd foi{kh us iSVh'kuj ds iq= ds ukedj.k dh jLe Hkh dVd esa vius firk ds ?kj ij lEiUu djk;h ftlesa foi{kh iSVh'kuj vFkok mlds ekrk&firk dks bl lEcU/k esa dksbZ lwpuk ugha nhA

11- ;g fd foi{kh ds firk us lu~ 1991 ds vkf[kj esa iSVh'kuj ds firk ds f[kykQ lh0ch0vkbZ0 esa esy tsy gksus ds dkj.k >wBs eqdnes dk;e djkus ds fy;s ncko cuk;k] ml le; ,l0ih0lh0ch0vkbZ Hkqous'oj Jh Ádk'k feJk rSukr FksA ftUgksaus dksbZ lcwr u ikrs gq, iSVh'kuj ds firk th ds f[kykQ dksbZ dk;Zokgh ugha djh FkhA

14- ;g fd foi{kh us o"kZ 1991 esa tc iSVh'kuj dh rSukrh crkSj ,0,l0ih0 FkhA rc d;Zw ds nkSjku foi{kh iSVh'kuj ds ikl vk;h vkSj ,d jkr #ddj iSVh'kuj ij ncko fn;k fd iSVh'kuj mls okfil mlds firk ds ?kj ij NksM+dj vk;s] iSVh'kuj us ckeqf'dy NqV~Vh ysdj foi{kh dks mlds firk ds ?kj ij NksM+dj vk;kA

15- ;g fd iSVh'kuj vc esjB Vªsfuax lsUVj gkiqM+ jksM+ esjB esa rSukr gS fnukad 17-12-99 dks foi{kh us iSVh'kuj ds edku ls leLr lkeku Mcy csM] vyekjh] Qzht] dwyj vkfn dks Vªd esa Hkjokdj vius lkFk fnYyh fLFkr edku xzsVj dSyk'k esa ys x;h] Vªd ds lkFk lkeku pढ+okus o mrjokus esa dfoUnz xkSre gSM0 dkaLVscy] rkysoj flag] LVSuks usiky flag] lh0,y0Mh0 jktu flag o ohj flag Qksyksoj Vªd ds lkFk esa x;s Fks o iM+kSlh vuUr vxzoky iq= fou; vxzoky edku la0 ,y0&948 us foi{kh dks lkeku Vªd esa Hkjrs o ys tkrs gq, ns[kk gSA

16- ;g fd mijksDr ifLFkfr;ksa esa iSVh'kuj dk foi{kh ds lkFk&lkFk jguk ukeqefdu gSA iSfV'kuj o foi{kh ds lkFk jgus ij fdlh Hkh le; dksbZ Hkh nq?kZVuk ?kfVr gks ldrh gSA

17- ;g fd foi{kh us iSVh'kuj rFkk mlds ekrk&firk dks ijs'kku ,oa csbZTtrh djus dh fu;r ls fnukad 27-03-2000 dks efgyk Fkkus] lnj y[kuÅ esa ,d fjiksVZ ØkbZe u0 17@2000 ij v0 /kkjk 498,] 323] 506 vkbZ0ih0lh0 o 3@4 ngst ,DV ntZ dkj;h ftlesa foi{kh us iSVh'kuj ,oa ekrk&firk ij >wBs cscqfu;kn vkjksi yxk;sA bl rFkkdfFkr fjiksVZ esa foi{kh us iSVh'kuj ij pfj= ghurk dk vkjksi Hkh yxk;k tks fd loZFkk xyr cscqfu;