ABHINAV KUMAR vs SWATI & ANR.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on: 29.01.2025 + CRL.REV.P. 211/2024 & CRL.M.A. 4871/2024 ABHINAV KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sharad Malhotra, Adv. versus SWATI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Pradeep Kumar and Mr. Love Munday, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA JUDGMENT SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J 1. The instant revision petition under Section 19(4) of the Family Courts Act, 1984 read with Section 397/401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [hereafter ‘Cr.P.C.’] has been filed on behalf of the petitioner seeking setting aside of the order dated 11.12.2023 [hereafter „impugned order‟] passed by the learned Judge, Family Court-01, District Shahdara, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi [hereafter „Family Court‟] whereby the petitioner herein has been directed to pay maintenance at the rate of of Rs.14,500/- per month to respondent no. 1 and Rs.10,000/- to respondent no. 2, i.e. a total sum of Rs.24,500/- per month. CRL.REV.P. 211/2024 Page 1 of 9 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AANCHAL TAGGAR Signing Date:13.02.2025 18:44:08 2. The marriage between petitioner and respondent no. 1 was solemnized on 29.04.2018 as per Hindu rites and ceremonies. Out of their wedlock, respondent no. 2 was born on 18.02.2019. It is the case of respondent no. 1 that soon after the marriage, the petitioner and his parents had started demanding dowry and harassing her. On 10.09.2022, the respondent no. 1 along with her son/respondent no. 2 had left the matrimonial home. In November, 2022, the respondent no. 1 had filed a petition under Section 125 of Cr.P.C. seeking grant of maintenance. The impugned order was passed on the application seeking interim maintenance. 3. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits