IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 06.02.2025 Vinod Kumar ….Appellant Versus Raj Luxmi ….Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSH BUNGER Present: Ms. Neha Dewan, Advocate, and Mr. Harsh Vardhan Shehrawat, Advocate, for the appellant-husband.

SUDHIR SINGH , J .

The present appeal has been filed against the judgment and decree dated 16.12.2024 passed by the learned Family Court, Hisar (for short ‘the Family Court’), whereby the petition under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (for brevity ‘the Act’) filed by the respondent-wife was allowed and marriage between the parties was dissolved on the ground of cruelty.

2. The aforesaid petition had been filed by the respondent-wife, inter-alia, pleading therein that her marriage with the appellant-husband was solemnized on 20.02.2011 as per Hindu rites but no child was born out of the said wedlock. It was further pleaded that the appellant- husband and his family maltreated the respondent-wife. The appellant-husband admitted marrying the respondent-

wife under pressure and abused her without any fault of hers. Further, it was pleaded that the appellant-husband als