Vinod S/O Rupla Rathod v. the State
Case brief
What is this about?
Appeal against a Family Court decree dissolving the marriage under Section 13(1)(i-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act for alleged cruelty, and dismissing a Section 9 restitution petition. The first appellate court found no evidence of wilful neglect or cruelty by the appellant, held the wife had gone to her parental home voluntarily, and allowed the appeal.
What did the court decide?
Judgment of the trial court set aside; decree of divorce under Section 13(1)(i-a) set aside; appellant acquitted of the charges of cruelty.