IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 25.02.2025 SONIA ……Appellant Versus RAJESH KUMAR …..Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUKHVINDER KAUR Present:- Mr. Satbir S. Gill, Advocate for the appellant.

SUDHIR SINGH, J.

Challenge in the present appeal is to the judgment and decree dated 27.11.2024 passed by learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Jhajjar (for short the ‘Family Court’), whereby the petition under Section 13(1)(ia) and (ib) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (for short ‘the Act’) filed by the respondent-husband was allowed and the marriage between the parties was dissolved by a decree of divorce on the grounds of cruelty and desertion.

2. The aforesaid petition had been filed by the respondent- husband, inter alia, pleading therein that his marriage with the appellant-wife was solemnized on 24.02.2011, according to Hindu rites, and out of the said wedlock a male child was born on 26.01.2012. It was further alleged that since the very beginning of the marriage, the appellant-wife started creating troubles for the respondent-husband and his family members. She was a quarrelsome lady and used to pick up the is