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 20^th OF JANUARY, 2026 FIRST APPEAL NO.256 of 2024 SANTOSH DWIVEDI Versus SMT. PRAMILA DWIVEDI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Appearance :

Shri Siddharth Sharma - Advocate for the appellant.

Shri Ram Sharan Rathore - Advocate for the respondent.

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Reserved on : 08/01/2026 Pronounced on : 20/01/2026

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 23.12.2023 passed by learned Family Court, Rewa in RCSHM No.180/2019 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 and desertion.

2. The facts adumbrated in nutshell are as under :-

(i) On 26.06.1997, the marriage between the appellant and the respondent was solemnize