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Dates of hearing :7 th November, 2023, 9 th January, 2024, 17 th January,2024 and 18 th March, 2024 Date of judgment : 18 th March, 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ARINDAM SINHA, J. 1. Mr. Mahapatra, learned advocate appears on behalf of appellant-

husband and submits, he is urging ground of cruelty for impugned judgment dated 5th December, 2022 being reversed in appeal, to dissolve the marriage. For purpose of reconciliation his client’s father had called for a village ‘panch’. Respondent-wife along with her relatives had attended the panch but thereafter went to Jagatsinghpur Police Station and lodged complaint dated 31st March, 2016. The complaint was registered // 2 // as First Information Report (FIR) and soon a