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

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE B. P. SHARMA

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ON THE 29 OF OCTOBER, 2025 FIRST APPEAL No. 320 of 2021 GAYA PRASAD YADAV Versus SMT. VANDANA YADAV AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Aman Gupta - Advocate for the appellant.

None for the respondent.

ORDER Per: Justice B. P. Sharma Appellant had filed this appeal under Section 19 of Family Court Act, 1984 read with Section 47 of the Guardians and Wards Act, against judgment and decree dated 18.2.2021 passed by Principal Judge, Family Court, Tikamgarh (MP) in Hindu Marriage Case No.105/2016 whereby an application under Section 13 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, filed by appellant, has been rejected.

2. Briefly stated, the case of the appellant/husband before the Trial Court was that his marriage with the respondent/wife was solemnized on 06.06.2011 as per Hindu rites and rituals. It is alleged that after about eight days of the marriage, the respondent returned to her parental home and came back to her matrimonial home only on 10.02.2012, after a period of about six to seven months. She again stayed for about eight days and, on 17.02.2012, returned to her parental home w