RAKESH BHATARA vs SAKSHI BHATARA

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on :15.07.2025 + CRL.REV.P. 622/2024 & CRL.M.A. 14402/2024 RAKESH BHATARA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Bimlesh Kumar, Mr. Sushil Kumar Singh and Ms. Monika Gupta, Advs. Versus SAKSHI BHATARA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sumit Rana, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA JUDGMENT DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J 1. By way of this petition, the petitioner seeks setting aside of the judgment dated 06.04.2024 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-09, West Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi vide which the appeal filed by the petitioner husband challenging the order dated 31.10.2023, passed by the learned Mahila Court-05, West, Tis Hazari Courts, in case titled as „Sakshi Bhatara v. Rakesh Bhatara‟ was dismissed and he was directed to pay a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- per month to the respondent wife from the date of the filing of the petition till the final disposal. 2. Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that the respondent CRL.REV.P.622/2024 Page 1 of 10 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:ZEENAT PRAVEEN Signing Date:15.07.2025 20:22:42 wife had filed a complaint under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (hereinafter, „D.V. Act‟), seeking reliefs under Sections 18, 19, 20, and 22 of the said Act. During the proceedings, both parties had filed their respective income affidavits. The learned Mahila Court had, vide order dated 24.02.2021, directed the petitioner husband to pay ad interim maintenance of Rs. 12,000/- per month to the respondent wife. Subsequently, the respondent wife had preferred an appeal under Section 23 of the D.V. Act. The learned Trial Court had, vide order dated 31.10.2023, enhanced the maintenance to Rs. 33,000/- per month, payable fro