FAO No. M-298 of 2009 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No. M-298 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision : 27.4.2010 ... Smt. Manju ................Appellant vs. Sachin .................Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.C. Puri Present: Sh. Vikram Singh, Advocate for the appellant Sh. Anurag Goyal, Advocate for the respondent. ... K.C. Puri, J. (Oral) Sachin-petitioner (now respondent) filed a petition for dissolution of marriage on the ground that Manju – respondent (now appellant) is suffering from insanity and is a lady of unsound mind and that fact has been concealed from the petitioner. The petition was ultimately accepted by holding that the wife is suffering from episodes of Mania and this fact has been concealed before marriage. Feeling dissatisfied with the above said judgment dated 22.9.2009, the wife has preferred the present appeal. During the pendency of the appeal, the parties have arrived FAO No. M-298 of 2009 -2- at a compromise. An application under Order 6 Rule 17 CPC has been filed for conversion of the petition under Section 12 of the Hindu Marriage Act into the petition under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act. The amended petition has also been filed. The amended petition has been signed by the parties besides mother of Manju. The parties are living separately after few days of marriage i.e. from 2007. The statutory period of 6 months has already been elapsed. So, the parties are allowed to convert the petition under Section 12 of the Hindu Marriage Act to petition under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act. Parties are present in person and have stated at Bar that the matter has been compromised. The compromise has also been placed on the file and is marked as C-X. Sachin is stated to have paid the amount of maintenance to the wife. The claim regarding dowry articles has been settled. A complaint under Section 498/406 IPC is stated to be pending against Sachin and other family members and Manju has undertaken to withdraw the said complaint. So, in these circumstances, the petition under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, stands accepted. The marriage between the parties stands dissolved by decree of divorce under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, by way of mutual consent. The decree sheet be prepared. The appeal stands disposed of. ( K.C. Puri ) 27.4.2010 Judge chugh FAO No. M-298 of 2009 -3-