PREM LATA Vs. MURARI LAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) APPELLANT wife has filed this appeal under Section ,28 of the Hindu Marriage Act (in short the 'act' ).

(2.) IN a nut-shell the facts of the case are that appellant's marriage was fixed with Suresh Chander son of Diwan Chand (PW-6 ). Three days before the date of marriage, negotiation broke down. Then immediately she was engaged with the respondent and they were joined in marital tie on 27. 4. 1982 at Bhiwani. Respondent-husband lives in Village Kayla. Appellant and respondent lived at Village Kayla for a very short while and consummated the marriage. No. issue was born out of this wedlock.

(3.) THE appellant-wife contested the petition and denied all the allegations of cruelty and desertion. Conversly her plea is that immediately after the marriage, her husband and his relations started demanding dowry. She was always taunted and tortured for not bringing sufficient dowry. She denied that her mother and later on she has falsely implicated her husband and members of her in-laws' family humiliate them. As she was harassed by them for bringing less dowry and they were continuously demanding more dowry and ultimately she was turned out of the matrimonial home in her wearing apparel, under these compelling circumstances, she filed that complaint. She also alleged that on 24. 8. 1988 her husband came to her parental home and at the point of knife asked her to agree for divorce. She was also forced to sign blank papers, but she declined. Her father died on account of this sorry state of affairs that she was not rehabilitated by the respondent. Her jewellery and valuables were kept by her in- laws. She and her brothers were beaten by the respondent-husband. Her relations persuaded the respondent to rehabilitate her, but he always declined. Once on their persuasion, he allowed her to live with him, but within 15 days again he turned her out after beating her.