IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI First Appeal No. 38 of 2024 Santosh Kumar, Aged about 31 yrs S/o Sri Karamdev Ram, R/o Siwaji Nagar, Near Hirabagh Chowk, Kumhar Toli Road, Matwari, P.O., P.S. & Dist- Hazaribagh. Permanent R/o Vill- Lewda, P.O. Nawadih, P.S. Tilauthu, Dist.

Rohtas, Bihar -- --- Petitioner/Appellant Versus Anu Ankita Rani, aged about 29 years, W/o Santosh Kumar, D/o Sri Satish Rajak, R/o Rajiv Nagar, Road No. 17A, Veer Kunwar Singh Chowk, P.O. ,P.S.

& Dist- Patna(Bihar) --- --- Respondent …....

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR For the Appellant : Mr. Allan Anton Andrew, A.C to Mr. Ashish Kumar, Adv.

For the Respondent : Ms. Saumya Pandey, Advocate Mr. Vivek Kumar Sharma, Advocate Mr. Nihil Ranjan, Advocate Per Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.

Dated 29^th October 2025

1. Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

2. The instant First Appeal filed under Section 19(1) of the Family Courts Act,1984 is directed against the judgment dated 08.02.2024 and decree dated 29.02.2024 passed by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Hazaribagh in Original Suit No. 43 of 2023 whereby and where under the suit preferred by the appellant fo