RAMCHANDER vs ANANTA

The Supreme Court examined the appeal against the High Court's decision to set aside a divorce decree granted under Section 13(1)(i-a) and 13(1)(i-b) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, on grounds of cruelty and desertion. The Court held that the High Court erred in not recognizing the husband's evidence of cruelty and desertion, emphasizing that the wife's withdrawal of a prior complaint under Section 498-A IPC and her repeated departures from the matrimonial home substantiated the husband's claims. Consequently, the Supreme Court restored the divorce decree, affirming the trial court's findings.