2026:JHHC:3478-DB 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI First Appeal No.195 of 2024 ------ Amir Alam, S/o Mansoor Alam, Aged about 31 years, R/o Village Banaso, P.O. Banaso, P.S. Bishnugarh, District Hazaribag. …. …. Appellant Versus Sakina Khatoon, W/o Amir Alam, D/o Sahadat Hussain, Aged about 25 years, permanent R/o Village Angwali, P.O. Angwali, P.S. Petarwar, District Bokaro; at present R/o Village Jarangdih, P.O. Jarangdih (Kathara area), P.S. Bokaro Thermal, District Bokaro. ..... .... Respondent CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR RAI ------ For the Appellant : Mr. Pradeep Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent : Mr. S. Bhowmik, Advocate ------ 09/Dated: 10.02.2026 1. The instant appeal filed under Section 19(1) of the Family Court Act, 1984, is directed against the order and judgment dated 01.02.2024 passed in Original Suit No.272 of 2023 passed by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Hazaribag, whereby and whereunder, the petition filed by the appellant/petitioner under Section 281 of the Mohammedan Law for restitution of conjugal rights against the respondent-wife has been dismissed ex-parte. 2. The grievance of the appellant is that even though, he was living together with his wife, namely, Sakina Khatoon (respondent herein) but she has withdrawn from the society and as such, he has approached the learned Family Judge having its jurisdiction by filing an application under Section 281 of the Mohammedan Law for restitution of conjugal rights against the respondent-wife, namely, Sakina Khatoon (respondent herein). 3. Learned counsel for the appellant has submitted that by virtue of 2026:JHHC:3478-DB 2 the endeavour taken by this Court, as has been taken note in the order dated 22.12.2025, the respondent-wife is living with the appellant-husband in her matrimonial house happily. 4. He, therefore, has submitted that the appellant has filed an application under Section 281 of the Mohammedan Law, has already served its purpose. 5. Learned counsel for the respondent-wife has also agreed to the fact that the respondent-wife is living with the appellant-husband in pursuant to the endeavour taken by this Court, vide order dated 22.12.2025. 6. Considering the aforesaid fact, this Court is of the view that nothing remains to be decided in the present appeal, since, the petition for which the learned Family Judge had been approached, has served its purpose. 7. Accordingly, the instant appeal is rendered to be infructuous and as such, disposed of. (Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.) (Arun Kumar Rai J.) 10.02.2026 Rohit/-