IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE VIVEK KUMAR SINGH &

HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR NIRANKARI ON THE 23^rd OF JANUARY, 2026 FIRST APPEAL NO.238 of 2017 KAVITA Versus SUDHAKAR RAO SUKHSOHALE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Appearance :

Shri Sandeep Singh Baghel - Advocate for the appellant.

Shri Pramod Kumar Thakre - Advocate for the respondent.

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Reserved on : 19/01/2026 Pronounced on : 23/01/2026

J U D G M E N T

Per : Justice Vivek Kumar Singh This first appeal has been filed under Section 19 of the Family Courts Act, 1984 against the judgment and decree dated 06.05.2015 passed by learned Presiding Officer, Family Court, Betul in Civil Suit No.1-A/2014 dismissing the application filed by the appellant under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (for brevity ‘HM Act, 1955’) seeking dissolution of marriage on the ground of ‘cruelty’.

2. Factual matrix of the case, in short, are that the marriage between the appellant and the respondent was solemnized on 12.07.2008 as per