IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VISHAL DHAGAT &

HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE ANURADHA SHUKLA

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ON THE 2 OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 FIRST APPEAL No. 610 of 2016 RAVINDRA VERMA Versus SMT. PREETI KHARE Appearance:

Shri Shobha Menon - Senior Advocate assisted by Shri Rahul Choubey - Advocate for the appellant.

Shri Ashish Rawat - Advocate for the respondent.

ORDER Per: Justice Anuradha Shukla Appellant/husband is aggrieved by the judgment and decree dated

05.07.2016 , passed by learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Katni in Hindu Marriage Case No.76A/2014, whereby the divorce petition filed by the respondent/wife was allowed on the ground of desertion and the appellant/husband was directed to pay Rs.6,00,000/- to the respondent - wife as a cost of streedhan within 2 months, failing which to pay additional interest @ 8% per annum.

2. Admittedly, the parties were married on 29.05.2004 and respondent/wife stayed in her matrimonial house hardly for a month; a divorce petition was earlier filed by wife registered as Case No.13A/2005 but it was dismissed by Signature Not Verified Signed by: DEVESH K the trial Court and the FA No.291/2006 preferred by wife was disposed