JUDGEMENT
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(1.) BOTH First Appeal No. 88 of 2000 and Criminal Revision No. 39 of 2000 have been filed by the wife Saheen Saba Bano against the judgment and decree dated 14.12.1999 passed by the
Principal Judge, Family Court, Dhanbad whereby the Court below has decreed the suit filed by the
plaintiff -respondent for restitution of conjugal right under Section 281 of the Mohammadan Law
and dismissed the criminal case filed by the wife under Section 125, Cr PC for maintenance. Since
both the cases arise out of the common judgment, they have been heard together and will be
governed by this common judgment.
(2.) THE facts of case lie in a narrow compass : The appellant was married with respondent Md. Manzoor Alam on 22.3.1994 and out of
the wedlock one son and one daughter were born.The plaintiff s -respondents 's
case was that after solemnization of marriage to appellant went to the matrimonial
house and both of them started living marital conjugal life. In the year 1999 the
appellant alleged to have returned to her parent 'shouse for the reason, inter alia
that the respondent started behaving with her in a cruel manner and used to assault
her. It was alleged that some dowry was also demanded.
On the other hand, the appellant -wife filed a complaint case under Section 498 -A IPC. Because of the complaint case the relationship became very tense which led to filing of suit for restitution by
the respondent -husband which has been decreed by the Principal Judge, Dhanbad, as aforesaid,
after recording a finding that the wife -appellant, without any reasonable excuse left the house of
the husband.
(3.) AGGRIEVED by the said judgment and decree dated 14.12.1999 the appellant -wife has preferred this appeal against the decree of restitution and also a criminal revision against the order of refusal
for payment of maintenance. During pendency of these two cases several attempts were made for
reconciliation of the matter but all went in vain. The respondent -husband, in the meantime, married
second wife and is living with her. Before these cases were taken -up for hearing, this Court made
attempt by order dated 3.9.2004 for conciliation between the parties but the respondent husband
has now refused to take her back and lead a conjugal life with her. The appellant -wife is also not
agreeable to live with the respondent -husband for the reason that the respondent has already
married second wife. She has also refused to live with the respondent even in another room along
with the second wife of the respondent.;
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