- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010152842026 NC: 2026:KHC:48117-DB MFA No. 1625 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.SHANTHI BHUSHAN MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.1625/2026 (FC) BETWEEN: MANJUNATHA B R, S/O RAMASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/O MANCHAKALKUPPE, URDIGERE HOBLI, TUMAKURU TALUK. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. VINAYAKA S PANDIT, ADVOCATE) AND: SMT. SARASWATHI, W/O MANJUNATHA B R, D/O GOVINDASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, R/AT PALANIYAMMA W/O GOVINDASWAMY, MAHADEVAPPA HOUSE, NANDIHALLI, TUMAKURU TALUK. AND C/O PALANIYAMMA AND GOVINDASWAMY, BANDE HOSURU, NEAR ANJANI THEATER KANNUR, BANGALORE SOUTH – 562 149. …RESPONDENT THIS MFA FILED U/S.19(1) OF FAMILY COURTS ACT, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DT.25.11.2025 PASSED IN MC.NO. 246/2022 ON THE FILE OF THE I ADDITIONAL PRL Digitally signed by MALA K N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010152842026 NC: 2026:KHC:48117-DB MFA No. 1625 of 2026 JUDGE, FAMILY COURT, TUMAKURU, DISMISSING THE PETITION FILED U/S 13(1)(ia)(ib) OF THE HINDU MARRIAGE ACT, 1955. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.SHANTHI BHUSHAN ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) The present appeal under Section 19(1) of the Family Court Act, 1984 has been filed by the appellant/husband impugning the judgment and decree passed by the Court of I Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Tumakuru in M.C. No.246/2022 filed by the appellant seeking a decree of divorce on the ground as mentioned under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. 2. The appellant and the respondent got married on 10.03.2008 at Bande Hosur Village, Bengaluru South. Out of wedlock one daughter and one son got born, who - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010152842026 NC: 2026:KHC:48117-DB MFA No. 1625 of 2026 are now 15 and 13 years of age. The only ground on which the husband is seeking divorce is that the wife administered Crotonol 500 mg tablets to the appellant, which caused him nausea, headache, blurred vision and mental confusion. 3. The Family Court has gone through the entire evidence and has come to the conclusion that the appellant has miserably failed to establish the grounds of cruelty and desertion as mentioned in Sections 13(1)(ia) and 3 of the Hindu Marriage Act. The marriage cannot be dissolved on mere suspicion and frivolous grounds. The marriage is sacrament and once the parties are married they are married for the life unless there is compelling reason to part their ways. 4. We find there is no such reason exists to dissolve the marriage which was solemnised more than 18 years back and there are two adolescent children born - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010152842026 NC: 2026:KHC:48117-DB MFA No. 1625 of 2026 from the marriage, we find no ground to interfere with the decision that has been passed by the Family Court. We therefore dismiss the present appeal. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (H.SHANTHI BHUSHAN) JUDGE BVK List No.: 2 Sl No.: 5