IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 25.02.2025 KIRAN JYOTI ……Appellant Versus SURINDER SINGH …..Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUKHVINDER KAUR Present:- Mr. Sachin Ohri, Advocate for the appellant.

SUDHIR SINGH, J.

Challenge in the present appeal is to the order dated

12.12.2024 passed by the learned Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Gurdaspur (for short ‘the Family Court’), whereby while dismissing the petition under Section 25 of the Guardian and Wards Act, 1956 (for short ‘the Act’) filed by the respondent-husband, he was granted visitation rights qua the minor child.

2. The aforesaid petition had been filed by the respondent- husband asserting therein that his marriage with the appellant-wife was solemnized on 05.03.2014, according to Hindu rites and out of the said wedlock one female child was born in the month of November, 2014. It was further alleged that on 23.07.2019, the appellant-wife left the matrimonial home without any justification and she had also taken the minor child with her. He further alleged that the minor was being deprived of the love and affection of her father. It was further