Order

1. By way of present writ petition, petitioner has challenged legality, validity and propriety of order dated 15.05.2026 passed by learned Additional District & Sessions Judge, Gangapur, District Bhilwara, (“learned Trial Court”) in Case No. 49/2024 (Nidhi Jingar v. Bihari Lal Jingar), whereby application filed by petitioner under Order XVIII Rule 17 read with Section 151 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (“CPC”), was rejected.

2. Explaining facts of case, learned counsel for petitioner submitted that respondent–wife instituted petition under Section 13(1)(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (“Act of 1955”), seeking a decree of divorce on the grounds of desertion, cruelty and allegations pertaining to incapacity of petitioner–husband.

2.1 Petitioner–husband filed a reply to said petition raising counter-allegations against respondent–wife and it was averred that despite efforts made by petitioner-husband to preserve the matrimonial relationship, respondent-wife was unwilling to live in matrimonial cohabitation with him.

2.2 Learned counsel submitted that respondent–wife used to give petitioner-husband threats of instituting and implicating him in false criminal and civil procee