NIDHI JAIN vs ANKIT JAIN

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 02.05.2025 Pronounced on: 31.07.2025 + CRL.M.C. 5004/2024 & CRL.M.A. 19130/2024 STAY NIDHI JAIN .....Petitioner Through: Petitioner in person. versus ANKIT JAIN .....Respondent Through: Mr. Arush Bhandari and Ms. Shimran Shah, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA JUDGMENT RAVINDER DUDEJA, J. 1. Petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (‘Cr.P.C.’) read with Article 227 of the Constitution of India has been preferred on behalf of the petitioner challenging the order dated 07.06.2024 passed by learned Judge, Family Court, Dwarka Courts, Delhi, whereby applications preferred by the petitioner for summoning of witnesses were dismissed. 2. Briefly, the facts as stated in the petition are that Petitioner and Respondent got married on 16.02.2012. Since after marriage, she was subjected to domestic violence by the Respondent and his family to CRL.M.C. 5004-2024 Page 1 of 11 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:VAISHALI PRUTHI Signing Date:31.07.2025 16:14:42 fulfill dowry demands. On 18.11.2012, the Respondent and his family locked the matrimonial home, leaving the Petitioner deserted without resources, after transferring her stridhan, jewellery and cash to their family accounts. Respondent falsely implicated the Petitioner and her family in multiple frivolous litigations, all of which were later dismissed or withdrawn. Despite the Respondent's concealment of his assets and income, including his appointment as Chief Financial Officer [“CFO”] in “Punj Lloyd Solar Power Limited”, the Petitioner filed a series of applications under Section 311 Cr.P.C. to prove these concealments and establish his true financial status, which were initially allowed by the court. However, the Family