MADHURI PANDEY & ANR vs SOHAN LAL PANDEY

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$~41 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision: April 09, 2025 + CRL.REV.P. 596/2012, CRL.M.A. 33381/2018, CRL.M.A. 33548/2018, CRL.M.A. 39484/2019 (1) MADHURI PANDEY w/o Sohan Lal Pandey d/o Late Shri Ram Chandra Pandey R/o B-78 FF, Paryavaran Complex IGNOU Road, New Delhi-110030 (2) JAIJAIMINI PANDEY (Minor) d/o Sohan Lal Pandey (through natural Guardian mother) R/o B-78 FF, Paryavaran Complex IGNOU Road, New Delhi-110030 .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Abdul Kadir and Ms. Gulfeshan Javed, Advocates Versus SOHAN LAL PANDEY Village Bihahar, Post Parasrampur via Lamubha District Sultanpur UP .....Respondent Through: In person with Mr. Rajesh K. Pandey, Advocate CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. The present Criminal Revision Petition under Sections 397/401 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the Petitioners against the ex parte Order and CRL.REV.P. 596/2012 Page 1 of 6 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:VIKAS ARORA Signing Date:16.04.2025 18:13:08 Judgment dated 03.09.2012, whereby the learned Family Court in Petition under Section 125 Cr.P.C., has awarded maintenance in the sum of Rs.2,500/- per month to the Petitioners. 2. Briefly stated, Petitioner No.1 married the Respondent on 04.06.1994 according to Hindu Rites and Customs. Petitioner No.2 was born from this wedlock on 01.02.2001. 3. It is claimed by Petitioner No.1 that soon thereafter, she was harassed for bringing insufficient dowry and a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- was demanded for the business of the Respondent. She was also subject to physical torture in the matrimonial home by not providing her food, clothes etc. She has claimed that on 25.06.2001, the Respondent and his family members tried to burn her by pouring kerosene oil on her, but she was able to escape