2026:JHHC:2905 1 T.P.(Cvl) No.103 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Transfer Petition (Civil) No. 103 of 2025 -------- Soni Kumari, aged about 21 years, W/o Gourang Kumar Mahto, D/o Rajkumar Mahto, R/o Village Dumra, Teli Tola, P.O. Nawagarh, P.S. Baghmara, Dist.-Dhanbad ... ... Petitioner Versus Gourang Kumar Mahto, S/o Khagendra Nath Mahto, R/o-Vill-Demudih, P.O.-Jamgoria, P.S.-Chas (M), Dist.-Bokaro … … Opp. Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA -------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Pratiush Lala, Advocate For the Opp. Party : None -------- Order No. 03/ Dated: 04th February, 2026 It appears from the office report that notice issued against opposite party has been served through his father and the speed post has been returned refused. Therefore, service of notice against the opposite party is deemed to be served and sufficient. 2. In spite of valid service of notice, opp. party has not appeared either in person or through his counsel. 3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. 4. The instant petition has been filed under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 for transfer of Original Suit No. 02 of 2025 pending in the court of Learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Bokaro to the court of Learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Dhandbad. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that O.S. No. 02 of 2025 has been filed by the opp. party-husband of the petitioner for declaring the marriage voidable under Section 12(1)(c) and 12(1)(d) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 against the petitioner. It is further submitted that the petitioner resides at Dhanbad, however, the case being O.S. No. 02 of 2025 has been instituted at Bokaro, Family Court, just within one year of marriage and the petitioner is unable to attend the 2026:JHHC:2905 2 T.P.(Cvl) No.103 of 2025 Court at Bokaro frequently and she has also instituted the maintenance case being O.M. No. 208 of 2025 and complaint case No. 7729 of 2025 which was subsequently transferred to Police to register F.I.R. and subsequently Barora P.S. Case No. 14 of 2025 was registered for the offence under Section 115(2), 126(2), 109, 85, 3(5) of BNS, 2023 AND Section ¾ of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 at Dhanbad. 6. It is further submitted that opposite party-husband has a business of “tent and decoration”, therefore, it would not be inconvenient on the part of the opp. party to appear in the Court of Dhanbad where two cases are already pending lodged by the petitioner-wife as stated above. Therefore, Original Suit No. 02 of 2025 filed by the husband-opp. party may be transferred from Bokaro, Family Court to Dhanbad, Family Court. 7. The aforesaid contentions have been supported by the affidavit filed by the petitioner which has not been rebutted in any manner by the respondent by offering his contest. 8. Considering the facts and circumstances as mentioned above, it appears expedient for the ends of justice to transfer the O.S. No. 02 of 2025 from the Court of learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Bokaro to the court of learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Dhanbad. 9. Accordingly, O.S. No. 02 of 2025 is hereby transferred from the Court of learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Bokaro to the court of learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Dhanbad. 10. In result, the instant transfer petition is allowed. (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) 04.02.2026 Basant Uploaded on 05/02/2026