High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRR(F)/667/2024disposed of

Sonu v. Neelam And Another

2025-02-04Mrs. Justice Amarjot Bhatti8 pages

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I have considered the arguments and have gone through the record carefully. It is not disputed that respondent No. 1 Neelam is legally wedded wife of present petitioner Sonu. Whereas, respondent No. 2 Vivanshi is their minor daughter, born on 17.04.2021. In the grounds of revision filed by petitioner (respondent in main case), he also took a stand that a Panchayat was convened and marriage between parties was dissolved, however, no such stand is taken by present petitioner while filing reply to main case. In affidavit furnished by present petitioner Sonu before the Family Court while giving personal information, there is no reference of said Panchayati divorce. It is simply alleged that parties are living separate since December, 2020.

In the case in hand, Neelam stepped into the witness box as PW-1 before learned Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Sonipat and placed on record photographs of Sonu with another girl Ex.P-9 to Ex.P-12 and Ex.P-17. Said photographs are not rebutted by petitioner (respondent in main case) nor he stepped into witness box to deny said photographs. Therefore, statement of Neelam respondent No. 1 (petitioner No.

> remained unrebutted. In the light of this, it cannot be said that present petitioner Sonu took divorce from Neelam or she is residing in her parental house along with her child without any reasonable cause. 9.

Present petitioner has disputed quantum of maintenance granted in favour of wife to the tune of ₹>.3'$8 ,9-225 5, , ,/ 5 + 2 2 (! 9&

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