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(1) On 25.12.1990, wife picked up a quarrel with him and his mother and asked him to live separately from his mother. On that day, she threw a thali containing food at the face of her mother.

(2) On 26.12.1990, she assaulted him, caught hold of his testicles and pressed with great force and she also threatened to kill the husband, if he tried to make her pregnant. Often she willfully and unjustifiably refused to have sexual intercourse with the husband.

(3) On 18.06.1991, wife, without his consent and knowledge of the husband, underwent abortion at J.P.N. Hospital.

17. So far as alleged acts of physical violence are concerned, learned Single Judge has dealt with this matter in great detail analyzing the evidence of the parties. Two incidents alleged to have taken place in quick succession are on 25.12.1990 and 26.12.1990. On the first date, the wife is supposed to have thrown a thali at his mother. In cross-examination, it has been accepted by the husband that he cannot say as to when respondent wife threw thali on his mother. So far as alleged incident on 26.12.1990 is concerned, the allegation seems to have developed and the stand changed at different stages. First it was catching hold of the testicles and pressing it very hard; though in the plaint, a different picture altogether was given and no reason was indicated as to what was the reason for the wife to flare off in that manner without any rhyme or reason. In the evidence, however, it was stated that on the concerned date, his wife went to her parents home and said that they had married her with 'Kanjara' and when he tried to pacify her and at night wanted to have sex, she flared up and caught hold of his neck and pressed with great force; and thereafter she got hold of his testicles and pressed it very hard and said that she would kill him; he saved himself with great difficulty. As has been rightly noted by learned Single Judge, this was an attempt to improve the story with regard to the alleged incident. In the plaint, there was no averment to the effect that wife got angry when the husband tried to have sexual intercourse with her and tried to strangle him. In cross-examination, the husband had stated that during assault, he raised an alarm, which brought her mother to the spot and on her knocking at the door the wife relieved him from her grip. Significantly, it was admitted that both husband and wife slept in the same room after that incident. Learned Single Judge has found it rather unusual that after all these assaults on him, the husband calmly slept in the same room with his wife. The allegations have been rightly characterized to be most unnatural and improbable by learned Single Judge.