Lileshwar Kurre v. Smt. Preetibala Kurre
Case brief
What is this about?
Matrimonial appeals, Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur (FA(MAT) No. 30 of 2021; FAM No. 119 of 2016; decided 13.02.2025): divorce granted to husband on grounds of cruelty and desertion under Section 13 Hindu Marriage Act; wife's decree for restitution of conjugal rights under Section 9 Hindu Marriage Act set aside; acquittal of husband under Section 498-A IPC treated as cruelty per Rani Narasimha Sastry v. Rani Suneela Rani (2019 SCC OnLine SC 1595); wife's separate residence since 2008 held desertion; allegations of second marriage (Sharda Sonbarsa) unproved; 'Ghar Jamai' dispute; Section 12 Domestic Violence Act and Section 125 CrPC proceedings noted; Order 41 Rule 27 CPC additional-evidence application by husband; permanent alimony of Rs. 5,00,000/- awarded to wife; both trial Court judgments held perverse and quashed; marriage dated 28.04.2007 dissolved.
What did the court decide?
Both appeals (FA(MAT) No. 30/2021 and FAM No. 119/2016) allowed; impugned judgment and decree dated 25.03.2021 in Civil Suit No. 40-A/2016 and impugned judgment and decree dated 13.05.2016 in Civil Suit No. 23-A/2010 set aside; marriage dated 28.04.2007 solemnized between the parties dissolved from the date of the judgment; husband directed to pay Rs. 5,00,000/- as permanent alimony to the wife within two months.