IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 28.02.2025 Gurpal Singh ….Appellant Versus Parminder Kaur ….Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI Present: Mr. H.S. Jaswal, Advocate, for the appellant-husband.

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SUDHIR SINGH, J.

The present appeal has been filed against the judgment and decree dated 07.01.2025 passed by the learned Additional Principal Judge, Family Court-I, Jalandhar (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 by a decree of divorce on the grounds of cruelty and desertion.

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 06.07.2014 as per Sikh rites, but no child was born out of the said wedlock. It was pleaded that though at the time of marriage, the parents of respondent-wife had given sufficient dowry i.e,. gifts and gold jewellery etc. to the appellant-husband and his family members, yet they were not satisfied with