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The court should be satisfied about the bona fides and mutual consent of the parties. If there is no consent at the time of enquiry the court gets no jurisdiction to make a decree for mutual divorce. If the court is held to have the power to make a decree solely based on the initial petition, it negates the whole idea of mutuality. Mutual consent should continue till the divorce decree is passed. There can be unilateral withdrawal of consent. Since consent of the wife was obtained by fraud and wife was not willing to consent, there could be unilateral withdrawal, of consent; (Reference case: Sureshta Devi v. Om Prakash, AIR 1992 SC 1904)
I agree with the views and suggestions fallen from Advocate Kavery Anand Pandharpurkar and Advocate T B L Murthy.
In addition to that, you can also make an application for camera proceeding which can take place in the chamber of the presiding judge or closed door Courtroom with only you and your wife and your and her advocate. Both you and your wife can speak without any fear of anyone and can withdraw the petition.
Once the MCD petition is withdrawn, you can rescue your wife from the clutches your in-laws by filing writ petition of habeas corpus in the high court for bringing your wife in the court by her parents. When she appears, the court will record her statement and after considering your application and if she is willing to go with you, will give her custody to you. (husband). For more details you can CONTACT ME.. through Vidhikarya.
Mr. Robert D Rozario
Advocate Calcutta High Court
Posted On 10-Aug-2018
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