Sri Nirmal Paul vs Smt. Namita Paul on 22 March, 2021
[27] The argument is not acceptable firstly because the decision in the
case of Bidyut Kumar Saha (Supra) was rendered by this court in a completely
different factual context and secondly because long separation between the couple
is not a sure sign of irretrievable break down of marriage. It is seen in many cases
that even after long separation, the spouses reunited, renewed their relationship
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and lived together till the end of their life. Moreover, in the given context, the
spouses admittedly lived together even after the alleged separation between them.