IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 04.03.2025 KULDEEP SINGH ...Appellant Versus DIPTI ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUKHVINDER KAUR Present:- Mr. Chetan Mittal, Senior Advocate with Mr. Mohinder S. Nain, Advocate and Mr. Himanshu Gupta, advocate for appellant Mr. Karan Singh, Advocate for the respondent SUDHIR SINGH, J.

Challenge in the present appeal is to the judgment and decree dated 22.03.2017 passed by the learned Additional District Judge, Yamuna Nagar at Jagadhri (for short `the trial 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 27.02.2009 as per Hindu rites and out of the said wedlock, a male child was born. It was asserted by the appellant-husband that despite the financial constraints of the respondent-wife’s family, the appellant-husband and his family agreed to the marriage due to her beauty and their social status. Further, it was su