IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI First Appeal No.71of 2023 Om Prakash Choudhary aged about 42 year son of Ramayan Choudhary resident of sector 8/C, Quarter no. 1116, P.O. Sector 9 and P.S. Harla, District Bokaro, Jharkhand. … Appellant/Petitioner Versus Renu Kumari Wife Om Prakash Choudhary daughter of Late Shankar Prasad resident of sector 9/D, Quarter no.

481, P.O. Sector 9 and P.S. Harla, Bokaro, Jharkhand.

… …Respondent/Respondent -------

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR RAI -------

For the Appellant : Mr. Ashutosh Joshi,Advocate For the Respondent : Mr. Subhneet Jha, Advocate ----------------------------

Order No. 17/Dated: 5^th December, 2025 Per Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.

Prayer:

1. The instant appeal under Section 19(1) of the Family Court Act, 1984 is directed against the order/judgment dated 10th November, 2022 and decree signed on 18th November, 2022 passed by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Bokaro in Original Suit No. 209 of 2019, whereby and whereunder, the suit filed by the petitioner-appellant [husband] for dissolution of marriage by decree of divorce u/s 13(1)(i-a)(i-b) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 against respon