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Avijit   01 November 2012 at 15:39

498a and u/s 125

I got married on 12th August 2012 in West Bengal (WB). Please note that I am not demanding or taking any gift (Except gold Ring, Gold chain & Gold Bracelet at that time of marriage they have given) or any amount in terms of dowry because I am totally against of Dowry. I am from Murshidabad Westbengal and my wife is from same town in West Bengal (WB). My place of work (I have completed my M.Tech in Electrical Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata’2007 & I am a private servant) is Goa at Panaji in GOA Electricity Department. Hence after marriage we have been staying in Murshidabad from 13th August 2012 to 19th August 2012 upto 10 PM. After that I have start the return journey to GOA (working Place). But my wife is staying in my own house at Murshidabad upto 31st August 2012 upto 7 PM. She wants to go her parental house on 31st August 2012. After 1 day on 2nd Sep 2012 at 8.30 am she came to my house with her parents and took all cloths and all jewelry (Including her all jewelry and my Gold Ring, Gold chain & Gold Bracelet at that time of marriage they had given) without informing us they left my house within a few minutes. On very next day 3rd September 2012 my parents went to their house to find out the problem or why these types of behavior they did, but unfortunately she, her parents and her cousin brother is wrongly behaved with my parents, insulted my parents and alleged me and my parents of behaving rudely with her. She and her parents are demanded my parents house (Murshidabad) in the name of my wife and they want divorced. Otherwise they will put 498A in me and my family member name. When I said that all of this was wrong, false, they stopped speaking to me. At that time I was in Goa and I have taken one rented separate house for my family. According to our discussion before marriage with her family we will settle at my working place on 11th September 2012. According to that plan I was purchased my mother, father and wife 3AC tickets. But on 11th September 2012 she was denied to return at GOA. So only my mother and father have come to GOA. Then I and my wife have discussed over phone a lot, she said sorry to me and my parents for their insulting behavior and she promised me to return in GOA rented house only with me after durgapuja on 25th October 2012. According to our discussion 20th October 2012 at durgapuja I was in my house on leave and I have tried a lot to return her in my house at Goa on 25th October 2012 with 3AC Confirm ticket but again I failed to return her. Also we do not have any child because till now she is not interested with sleep and only first 5 days after marriage we stayed together under one roof. From 2nd September 2012 she is staying with her parents till now. Please note that I was 33 yrs. and she was 29 yrs. old at the time of marriage, i.e. in 12th August 2012. She promised me to return on 25th October 2012, when she didn't return then I contacted her over phone. Surprisingly, she started accusing me of mentally torturing her and said that she would not return with me. Then next day she and her parents said that she wants divorce provided we have to give our own house in her name otherwise she will put 498A in me and my family member name. (The reasons again are false allegations because we got married on 12th August 2012). I returned to Goa alone on 25th October 2012 and have been staying here alone since 19th August 2012. After that whenever I have tried to contact her/her parents, they initially used to switch off the phone. On 26th October her father call to my father that they want divorce and gave their lawyer's name to speak to him. When we contacted their lawyer, he is asking us we have to give our own house in her name at Murshidabad before filing of the divorce. We have made it clear that since she has left her marital home without any valid reason and without any information, we will never pay her any money or any property. Then their lawyer threatened us 498 A with filing a suit for maintenance. But he has not done it so far. He has even said directly that they may file a 498 A case. At that time I was in westbengal on 20th October 2012 I got few document against her that she had already married on 10th February 2007 through marriage registration with another person then I have asked her why you had suppressed all the information before our marriage according to her that is a forcefully marriage even they have put a IPC 420 against her 1st husband, but unfortunately he died on 2008 and my wife parents withdrawn that case from lower court. According to them that was not a marriage, but I got her 1st Marriage registration certificate held on 10th February 2007. When we are asking for her 1st husband death certificate, according to them they don’t have such documents. I am staying alone in Goa, Panaji and life is depressing for me. Please suggest me. My E-mail ID : avijit_ee@rediffmail.com