Sanathnagar locality. It seems that there is relationship between the petitioner and the respondent even prior to the marriage because the respondent is none other than the son of her paternal aunt. Soon after the marriage, the petitioner and the respondent lived at Siddipet. The petitioner states that the respondent subjected her to harassment for want of additional dowrv, even though he had been to Mumbai to look after his business, he kept the petitioner at the native place. when the petitioner forced him to take her to Mumbai, though he took her to Mumbai, he tried to kill her and drove her from his house. Therefore, she came back to the house oI her parents and at the instance of the petitioner, panchayats were conducted in the presence of the elders. The petitioner has further contended that the respondent was addicted to drinking, .smokingand otherbad habits, which caused mental agony to the petitioner herein. out of the wedlock, the petitioner gave birth to a girl child on 3L.L2.2o1g. The petitioner has alleged that on the 21"t day ceremony, the respondent amd his parents demanded huge amount and gold ornaments and as the parents of the petitioner were unable to arrange
