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3. The contention of the respondent in O.P.No.1268 of 2008 is that immediately after the marriage, he noticed the appellant to be suffering from some sort of mental disease and behaving in abnormal manner towards him and the family members. She was for that reason treated in Mental Hospital, Vishranthi Centre in Mundkapadam Mandiram Hospital, Manganam, Kottayam. It was only then he learned that she was suffering from Paranoid Schizophrenia and it started even before marriage for which she had been treated in General Hospital, Rourkela, where her father was employed. Though the respondent found it very difficult to lead a normal matrimonial life with her, he hoped that she would soon recover from the illness and accordingly, he took her to Tamil Nadu, where he was employed in Naiveli Lignite Corporation and the spouses and child lived there till 1995. Thereafter, they came to Doha and after living there till 2000, they lastly came down to Mangalore. In all these places, she was treated for Paranoid Schizoprenia. It is also his contention that she treated him with cruelty throughout and it has not been possible for him to lead a normal life with her. She failed to discharge her duties as a wife and take care of own child. She was often indifferent to him and others and was unreasonably suspicious of him. In 2005, he made his intention very clear with her father that he could no longer lead a matrimonial life with her and therefore, he needed to dissolve the marriage. Her father agreed and since then, the appellant has been staying with her father.

5. The respondent denied all the allegations made against her and contended that she is a normal person ably leading a normal matrimonial life with the appellant. She has never failed in her matrimonial duties for any reason and she had been taking care of the child very well. But, the child was removed from her custody under false pretext that she was suffering from some mental illness. She contended that it was the respondent, who treated her with cruelty, which included physical harassments also. He used to pick up quarrels with her unreasonably and treated her like a slave denying rest in her life. She was forced to work all the time even when she was physically ill and further, he had misappropriated her gold and valuables also. Her negligible behavioural problems were exaggerated and presented before the Doctors as acts amounting to mental illness and accordingly, medical records were manipulated. She denied the allegation that she was suffering from Paranoid Schizophrenia and the marriage to be null and void for the alleged reason. The allegations of cruelty were also denied.

7. On a consideration of the entire materials on record, the court below held that the marriage was not null and void and rejected the claim for declaration. It, however, held that the medical records sufficiently proved the appellant to be a Paranoid schizophrenia patient and her ill was started even prior to the date of marriage. It also found that her conduct and behaviour in matrimonial life amounted to acts of cruelty and accepting both the grounds urged under Section 10(1)(iii)&(x) of the Act, the respondent was granted an order dissolving marriage between spouses.

11. Ext.A3 certificate issued by a senior Psychiatrist of General Hospital, Rourkela shows that the appellant had been treated for mental disease in the month of September,1989, and prior to her marriage. Exts.A4 and A5 medical records also prove that she was treated in the Department of Psychiatry of Vishranthi Centre in Kottayam for the succeeding years since 1994 to 1996. Ext.A2 certificate issued from National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore shows that she was treated for Paranoid Schizophrenia for a month, since 23.06.2000. Exts.A6 to A8 are also medical records pertaining to her illness issued from the very same hospital in 2000. Ext.A10 is a medical certificate issued from Hamad Medical Corporation in Doha, where the spouses lived before they came to Bangalore in connection with the employment of the respondent.