He also mentioned that the wife has filed a maintenance case and expressed her desire not to continue this marriage. Aggrieved by this order, he moved the high court, which sent the couple to mediation, but it failed. The case was later admitted for hearing the matter on merit before the Jharkhand High Court. Story continues below this adOn the husband’s second ground for divorce, the court explained that desertion requires more than simply living separately. The high court observed that if a spouse leaves the other in a state of “temporary passion”, such as anger or disgust, without intending to permanently end the relationship, it would not amount to desertion.