DAVINDER SINGH ALIAS DEVENDER vs ANGURI DEVI & ANR.

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$~54 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: December 11, 2025 + CRL.REV.P.(MAT.) 230/2025 & CRL.M.A. 15290/2025 DAVINDER SINGH ALIAS DEVENDER .....Petitioner Through: Mr. K.G. Seth, Adv. with Petitioner in person versus ANGURI DEVI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Vrinda Bhandari & Ms. Pragya Barsaiyan, Advs. (DHCLSC) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN AMIT MAHAJAN, J. (Oral) 1. The present petition is filed against the judgment dated 17.02.2025 (hereafter ‘impugned judgment’) passed by the learned Family Court, West District, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi in MT No. 663/2018. 2. By the impugned judgment, the learned Family Court, in an application filed by Respondent No. 1 (mother of the petitioner) under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (‘CrPC’), directed the petitioner to pay a sum of ₹15,000/- per month as maintenance to Respondent No. 1. 3. This Court, in the order dated 23.07.2025, noted the Signature Not Verified Signed By:SHIKHA SEHGAL Signing Date:16.12.2025 CRL.REV.P.(MAT.) 230/2025 Page 1 of 10 19:49:05 Respondent No. 1’s claim that a sum of ₹6,25,000/- is pending towards arrears of maintenance. The figure as noted in the said order was disputed by the learned counsel for the petitioner who stated that a sum of ₹2,00,000/- was pending as arrears. This Court, on that occasion, stayed the execution of impugned judgment subject to the petitioner depositing a sum of ₹2,00,000/- with this Court within a period of four weeks and continuing to pay the monthly maintenance. Further, considering the relationship between the parties, they were directed to make efforts to arrive at an amicable solution. 4. On the next date of hearing, that is on 10.10.2025, it was informed that the order dated 23.07.2025 had not been complied