Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
Section 13(1)—Decree of divorce granted by the Family Court in favour of first-respondent/husband—Appeal—Findings of facts recorded against the appellant-wife that she entered into physical relations with a man other than her husband and having lived in adultery do not suffer from any infirmity or perversity whatsoever—Conduct of wife in launching false and frivolous case against husband and his family amounts to cruelty being inflicted upon the husband by his wife—Apart from living separately from the husband, the wife had on previous occasions also falsely leveled serious allegation of dowry demand upon husband and his family which clearly amounts to cruelty for which there can be no condonation—Conduct of wife towards her husband is not that of normal wear and tear of a married life—Finding recorded by the Family Court that the wife had inflicted mental cruelty upon her husband does not suffer from any illegality, perversity or infirmity whatsoever—Appeal dismissed.
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