2025:BHC-AUG:25674-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD FAMILY COURT APPEAL NO.92 OF 2023 …. APPELLANT (Original Applicant)

VERSUS …. RESPONDENT (Original Respondent)

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Mr. Amit A. Yadkikar a/w Mr. Akshay Kulkarni, Advocate for the Appellant Mr. Jitendra V. Patil, Advocate for the Respondent ….

CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE, JJ.

RESERVED ON : 18/08/2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 22/09/2025 JUDGMENT : (Per : Sandipkumar C. More, J.)

1. Being aggrieved and dissatisfied with the judgment and order dated 17/08/2023 passed by the learned family court Judge, Aurangabad in Petition No. A-528 of 2018, the appellant – husband i.e. original petitioner, has filed this appeal. The learned family court judge, Aurangabad under the impugned judgment, has dismissed the aforesaid petition of the appellant – husband, which was filed by him for getting decree of divorce under Section 13(1)(i-

a) and (iii) of the Hindu Marriage Act.

2. Background facts leading to this appeal are as under :

The marriage of the appellant – husband and respondent-wife was solemnized on 28/04/2018 at Chalisgaon, District Jalgaon. When the respondent – wife started cohabiting with the appe