IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 20.02.2025 KULDEEP SINGH ...Appellant Versus VEENA DEVI ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUKHVINDER KAUR Present:- Mr. S.S Swaich, Advocate for appellant Mr. Ajay Ghangas, Advocate and Ms. Mehak Ghangas, Advocate for the respondent SUDHIR SINGH, J.

Challenge in the present appeal is to the judgment and decree dated 13.10.2016 passed by the learned District Judge, (Family Court), Karnal (for short `the Family Court’), whereby the petition under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (for short `the Act’) filed by the appellant-husband was dismissed.

2. The aforesaid petition had been filed by the appellant- husband, inter-alia, pleading therein that his marriage with the respondent-wife was solemnized on 15.06.1981 as per Hindu rites and out of the said wedlock, a male child was born. It was contended that from the very beginning, the respondent-wife exhibited controlling and abusive behaviour, with her family frequently interfering in their lives. Further, the respondent-wife brother’s was having criminal background and the appellant-husband was having threats from t