JUDGMENT

Suvra Ghosh, J.—Marital tie between the appellant and respondent was severed at the instance of the respondent by judgment and decree of divorce granted by the Learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, 5th Court, Malda, on 19-12-2014 in Matrimonial Suit No. 232 of 2013.

2. The respondent/husband filed the Matrimonial Suit before the learned trial court praying for a decree of dissolution of marriage under section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The respondent’s contention, in his petition, was that the petitioner was his legally married wife by virtue of marriage solemnised on 21-06-2010. Though the parties started leading a conjugal life in the petitioner/husband’s house, the respondent/wife went to her father’s house off and on and preferred to remain there until she was repeatedly requested by the petitioner to return to her matrimonial home. The respondent left for her father’s house on 19-09-2010 to return only on 26-01-2011. She again left for her parental home with her cousin Proloy Bhakat with all her belongings on 02-02-2011, never to return to the petitioner again. Several attempts made by the petitioner to resume marital relationship with his wife fell