2026:JHHC:9492 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Transfer Petition (Civil) No.88 of 2025 …. Puja Sarangi, aged about 41 years, wife of Sukumar Sarangi, daughter of Samir Mishra, presently residing at Purana Basti, Ward No.1, Chakradharpur, Post Chakradharpur, Police Station Chakradharpur, District- West Singhbhum ……Petitioner Versus Sukumar Sarangi, son of Sri Abni Kant Sarangi, resident of P.P. Path, Gandhinagar, Post Gandhinagar, Police Station Gonda, District Ranchi. ……Opp. Party ----- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRASAD ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Vikash Kumar, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. K.S. Nanda, Advocate …… Order No.10/01st April, 2026 1. It appears from the report Letter No.42 dated 12.02.2026 sent by Sri Rajesh Kumar Singh, learned Addl. Principal Judge, Addl. Family Court-II, Ranchi that the Plaintiff Evidence was closed on 22.01.2026 and the date for evidence of opposite party is fixed on 27.02.2026. 2. This Transfer Petition has been filed under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure for transfer of Original Suit (M.T.S.) No.53 of 2023 (Sukumar Sarangi v/s Puja Sarangi), from the Court of learned Principal Judge, Family Court at Ranchi to the Court of learned Principal Judge, Family Court at Chaibasa as the same was filed under Section 13(1-a),(1-b) and 1-1-b(iii) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 which is now pending in the Court of the learned Additional Principal Judge-II, Additional Family Court at Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is a lady and the Opposite Party - Husband has filed one Original Suit (M.T.S.) No.53 of 2023 for grant of decree of divorce 2026:JHHC:9492 2 by distorted version of fact. It is further submitted that it would be very much troublesome and inconvenient for the petitioner to travel such distance and her life is in danger due to the threat of assault and torture on the hands of the respondent and his family members. It is further submitted that the petitioner is presently residing at Chakradharpur within the District of West Singhbhum. Moreover there would be none to accompany the petitioner from Chakradharpur to Ranchi which is approximately a distance of 190 Kms. It is further submitted that the petitioner is totally dependent upon his old ailing parents and has no independent source of Income and it would therefore be onerous and expensive for her to visit Ranchi to contest the proceedings. Hence, the petitioner has prayed for transfer of the said Original Suit (M.T.S) No.53 of 2023 pending before the Court of the learned Additional Principal Judge-II, Additional Family Court at Ranchi to the Court of the learned Principal Judge, Family Court at Chaibasa. 4. On the other hand, learned counsel for the opposite party has opposed the prayer of the transfer of the Original Suit (M.T.S) No.53 of 2023 and has filed Counter Affidavit by refuting the claim of the petitioner. It is submitted that the petitioner is seeking transfer of the present Matrimonial Case from Ranchi to Chaibasa. However, on perusal of her Aadhaar Card and her address it transpires that she is residing at Chakradharpur which is about 60 km away from Chaibasa and 100 km away from the Ranchi and, therefore, in any case she is to travel some distance for prosecuting the Matrimonial Suit filed by the present deponent. 2026:JHHC:9492 3 It is submitted that the deponent is in private job and has to attend his duties every day from 9 AM to 7 PM apart from looking after his old parents aged 90 years and 82 years who are seriously ill and the father is bedridden and unable to walk and even he responds his natural call at bed due to his old age and medical emergency. It is submitted that the deponent is also maintaining his two children who are aged about 17 years and 13 years. The elder child is attending school and taking coaching classes preparing for the NEET Examination for which the petitioner is to see her off at coaching classes every day and bring her back as she is a girl child and the coaching institute breaks classes in the late hour, whenever the son is also studying in the school and goes to the school in the morning and return at 2:30 pm apart from tuition and for which deponent is to attend him time to time and look after his study also. Learned counsel for the Opposite Party i.e. the husband has further submitted that the opposite party – husband is ready to pay Rs.2,000/- to wife for coming to Civil Courts, Ranchi on each and every occasion till the disposal of the suit. And, hence the prayer of transfer petition may be dismissed. 5. Having heard learned counsel for both the sides and from perusal of the records of this case, it appears that the Original Suit No.53 of 2023 has crossed certain stage and the case is fixed for the evidence of the wife-petitioner of this case. 6. It appears that the two children are living with the Opposite Party – Husband and the opposite party – husband has got old aged parents aged around 88 years and 75 years, which has not been disputed by the learned counsel for the 2026:JHHC:9492 4 petitioner. 7. Under the circumstances, this Court, is of the view, that the Original Suit No.53 of 2023 has reached advance stage and it will not be proper to transfer the said suit to any other Court subject to the condition that the opposite party shall pay Rs.2000/- to the wife-petitioner for coming to Civil Courts, Ranchi on every date of proceeding till the disposal of this case. 8. The payment shall be made advance and for which the Opposite Party-husband shall pay Rs.10,000/- to the petitioner for coming to Civil Courts, Ranchi in five (05) days advance so that she may not have to incur expense from the opposite party. 9. The Opposite Party – husband is directed to deposit the Demand Draft of Rs.10,000/- before the Court of learned Principal Judge, Family Court at Ranchi in the name of the petitioner-wife which shall be handed over to the petitioner-wife on filing such an application forthwith. 10. Thereafter, the amount of Rs.10,000/- will be adjusted for coming to Ranchi at the rate of Rs.2,000/- on each and every date, if the petitioner-wife arrives at the Civil Courts, Ranchi. However, if the said Original Suit (M.T.S.) No.53 of 2023 continuous for more than five (05) days, then the opposite party shall pay Rs.2,000/- to the petitioner in her bank account for attending the proceedings in Civil Courts, Ranchi apart from Rs.10,000/- which is directed to be given earlier. 11. Accordingly, the Transfer Petitioner (civil) No.88 of 2025 is dismissed subject to the condition that the opposite party shall pay Rs.2000/- to the wife-petitioner for arriving Civil Courts, Ranchi in Original Suit (M.T.S.) No.53 of 2023 (Sukumar Sarangi v/s Puja Sarangi) on each of every date of 2026:JHHC:9492 5 proceeding till the disposal of this case pending in the Court of the learned Additional Principal Judge-II, Additional Family Court at Ranchi. 12. However, liberty is given to the petitioner-wife to move before this Court, if the Opposite Party violates any condition and it will be the duty of the learned Trial Court to see the compliance of order passed by this Court. (Sanjay Prasad, J.) Dated 01st April, 2026 Nishant/-