The parties were married on 24 February 2002 and had two children. Initially, the marriage had been harmonious. The applicant submitted that, in around 2013, however, the respondent had started to show a lack of respect for applicant as the head of the household. Moreover, that the respondent would often leave the house without first seeking the applicant's permission, and that the respondent would secretively receive telephone calls from other people. The disharmony between the applicant and respondent peaked on 20 March 2013 when the applicant caught the respondent secretively on the telephone. When the applicant inquired as to with whom she was talking, the respondent immediately became angry and commenced hitting the applicant. Following this incident, the applicant returned to his parents' home. The applicant and respondent had lived separately for two months without any communication and attempts to reconcile had been in vain.
Despite the respondent's absence from court, the court acceded to the applicant's request for a revocable divorce (talak satu raj'i) on the grounds of ongoing conflict, pursuant to art 19(f) of Government Regulation No. 9 of 1975, and art 116(f) of the Compilation of Islamic Laws.