2025:JHHC:13884 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Transfer Petition (Civil) No. 40 of 2025 -------- Reshma Singh, W/o Vineet Kumar Singh, D/o Arun Kumar Singh, at Present, R/o Flat No. 1307, Shri Krishna Garden, Rameshwaram Lane, P.O. & P.S.- Bariatu, District-Ranchi ... ... Petitioner Versus Vineet Kumar Singh, S/o Sri Rabindra Narayan Singh, R/o Bodh Devi Niwas, Awadhpuri Colony, P.O.-Kitadih, P.S.-Parsudih, Jamshedpur, District-East Singhbhum (Jharkhand) … … Opp. Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA -------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Ripunjay Jha, Advocate For the Opp. Party : None -------- Order No. 03/ Dated: 08th May, 2025 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner is present. However, no one appears on behalf of the opposite party/husband, in spite of valid service of notice. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. 3. This transfer petition has been filed for transfer of Original Matrimonial Suit No. 31 of 2023 from the Court of learned Principal Judge, Family Court, East Singhbhum at Jamshedpur to Principal Judge, Family Court, Ranchi. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a woman, left by her husband/opposite party, without any reasonable cause and she is residing at her parental home. Her marriage was solemnized on 24.06.2012 and out of their wedlock one female child was born, but due to constant torture and harassment meted with the petitioner, she was driven away from matrimonial home and thereafter she lodged a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken under Section 498A of I.P.C., which is pending at Civil Court, Ranchi. The petitioner has also filed an application under Section 125 of Cr.P.C. for maintenance which was allowed by the Court of Principal Judge Family Court, Ranchi. 5. It is further submitted that opposite party (her husband) has filed a 2025:JHHC:13884 2 Transfer Petition (Civil) No. 40 of 2025 case under Section 9 of Hindu Marriage Act in the Court of Principal Judge, Family Court, Jamshedpur. 6. It is further submitted that the petitioner is unable to contest the case instituted by her husband before Principal Judge, Family Court, Jamshedpur vide Original Matrimonial Suit No. 31 of 2023 under Section 9 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 due to being a female/lady unable to travel from Ranchi to Jamshedpur which is at about 120 k.m. away from her parental house in regular basis, particularly when the petitioner is being threatened of dire consequences by the opposite party, therefore, the Original Matrimonial Suit No. 31 of 2023 pending before the Court of Principal Judge, Family Court, Jamshedpur be transferred to the Court of Principal Judge, Family Court, Ranchi. 7. No one has appeared on behalf of the opposite party and no contest has been offered. 8. Considering the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner and the factual aspects of the case as pointed out, I feel inclined to allow this petition. Therefore, this petition is allowed. 9. Accordingly, the proceeding of Original Matrimonial Suit No. 31 of 2023, pending before the Court of Principal Judge, Family Court, Jamshedpur is hereby transferred to the Court of Principal Judge, Family Court, Ranchi. 10. Accordingly, the present transfer petition stands disposed of. 11. I.A. No. 4115 of 2025 is also disposed of. (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) Arpit