Jharkhand High Court
Shalini Singh vs Rohit Kumar Singh on 30 June, 2025
2025:JHHC:17101
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
Transfer Petition (C) No. 54 of 2024
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Shalini Singh, aged about 33 years, W/o Rohit Kumar Singh, daughter of
Santosh Singh, resident of Vill.-Ward No. 35, Near Prabhati Dukan,
Karnibag, P.O. & P.S.-Kunda, Dist. -Deoghar … … Petitioner
Versus
Rohit Kumar Singh, aged about 32 years, Son of Shri Mithilesh Singh,
resident of Near Janta Middle School, P.O. & P.S.-Govindpur, Town-
Jamshedpur, Dist:East Singhbhum … … Opp. Party
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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP KUMAR
SRIVASTAVA
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For the Petitioner : Mr. Pran Pranay, Advocate
For the Opp. Party : Mr. Lalit Yadav, Advocate
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Order No. 07/ Dated: 30 June, 2025
The instant petition has been filed under Section 24 of the Code of
Civil Procedure for transfer of original matrimonial suit No. 858 of 2023
filed under Section 10 & 13(1) (i-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
from the Court of Learned Principal Judge, Family Court, East
Singhbhum at Jamshedpur to the Court of Learned Principal Judge,
Family Court, Deoghar.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the marriage of
petitioner was solemnized with the Opp. Party on 21.02.2021. Further it
is submitted that the petitioner has suffered severe mental and physical
abuse at the hands of the husband/opp. party including demands for
dowry and physical violence leading to her ousted from the matrimonial
home. It is further submitted that petitioner has lodged a complaint case
No. 1475 of 2023 under Section 323, 341, 498A, 504, 506/149 and under
Section ¾ of Dowry Prohibition Act against the Opp. Party in which
cognizance has been taken by the Court and the case is pending in the
Court of Learned C.J.M., Deoghar. It is also submitted that she has fear
for her safety due to ongoing harassment and threats from her husband
and petitioner is financially dependent on her father and therefore, it is
very difficult for her to attend the original matrimonial suit No. 858 of
2023 filed by her husband under Section 10 & 13(1) (i-a) of the Hindu
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Marriage Act, 1955 for a decree for judicial separation, therefore, in the
ends of justice and for proper pursuing the case, the aforesaid Original
Suit No. 858 of 2023 has to be transferred to the Court of Learned
Principal Judge, Family Court, Deoghar.
3. On the other hand, learned counsel for the Opposite Party has
vehemently opposed the aforesaid contentions raised on behalf of the
petitioner and prayer of the petitioner submitting that it will be quite
difficult to Opp. Party to appear at Deoghar because there is threat at the
instance of his wife and her family members.
4. Considering the comparative submissions of the parties and the
grounds taken by the petitioner, it appears expedient to the ends of
justice to transfer the original suit No. 858 of 2023 filed under Section
10 & 13(1) (i-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 pending before the
Court of Learned Principal Judge, Family Court, East Singhbhum at
Jamshedpur to the Court of Learned Principal Judge, Family Court,
Deoghar.
5. Accordingly, the proceeding of original suit No. 858 of 2023,
pending before the Court of Learned Principal Judge, Family Court, East
Singhbhum at Jamshedpur is hereby transferred to the Court of Learned
Principal Judge, Family Court, Deoghar.
6. In result, the instant transfer petition is allowed.
(Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.)
Basant
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