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2. The brief facts are these. Appellant married the respondent on 12/05/2007 as per Hindu rites and rituals at Golaghat and thereafter they started their married life in his quarter at Lumding where he was serving as a doctor. But soon after their marriage, appellant noticed abnormality in behaviour of respondent and saw her taking sleeping pills, remaining alone in dark rooms, forgetting to take food for herself and to serve him etc. she also used to rebuke him and his other family members as well as staff of his hospital without rhyme or reason and sometimes, used to come out of her house without proper and descent attire. When the matter was brought to notice of her relatives, they avoided the same. Finding no other alternative, he had to issue legal notice to them on 13/08/2007, but on receiving the same they came to his house and levelled false allegations against him. Once, respondent became so violent that she came to even attack him with a dao. Later on, he took respondent to one psychiatrist-Dr. H.K.Goswami- who prescribed some medicines for administration. She was diagnosed as a patient of Paranoid Schizophrenia, which is an incurable disease. So, as it was impossible to stay with her, he filed the suit for divorce in the court of District Judge, Jorhat.

5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and perusing the records, we are of the considered view that the appeal is liable to be dismissed being devoid of merit. Although, appellant has deposed that respondent is suffering from psychological disorder, Dr H.K.Goswami (PW-

6) has not sufficiently corroborated that evidence. He deposed that he examined respondent on 02/03/2008 only for 2-3 minutes when she was brought to him by the appellant with his brother and sister-in-law and found her to be suffering from paranoid schizophrenia as she was pre- occupied, apprehensive and had delusion of infidelity. So, he prescribed her medicines vide Exhibit -6 prescription. He asked appellant to bring her again for check-up, but she was not brought to him again for review. But, in his cross examination, Dr. HK Goswami has admitted that he examined respondent on one occasion only on 02/03/2008 and diagnosed her illness as paranoid schizophrenia vide Exhibit-7 (certificate) on that basis. He also prescribed medicines vide Exhibit -5 prescription, as per descriptions given by the appellant on 04/02/2008 and at his proxy. He categorically admitted that he did not examine her again as she was not brought for check up. He further admitted during his cross examination that he got the history from the appellant only which was mentioned in Exhibit-5 prescription.