1. The instant appeal has been filed under Section 19(1) of the Family
Courts Act, 1984 against the judgment dated 29.04.2019 passed by
the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Bokaro in Title
(Matrimonial) Suit No. 239 of 2012 whereby and whereunder, the
suit for declaring the marriage in between the appellant and the
respondent as nullity under Section 12(1)(b) of the Hindu Marriage
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Act, 1955, has been dismissed.
2. The brief facts of the case, as per the pleading made in the plaint is
required to enumerated herein which reads as under:
3. The marriage of the appellant-husband and respondent-wife was
solemnized on 25.04.2012 as per Hindu rites and customs at Bokaro.
After marriage, both the parties lived together as husband and wife
at Bokaro but they have not been blessed with any issue. It has been
stated that the respondent was mentally unsound of mind and this
fact was never disclosed to the petitioner at any point of time rather
the father of the respondent and her other relatives convinced the
family members of the petitioner including the petitioner that the
respondent is a sweet, loving and a girl blessed with family values.