SMT. NEETA vs SHRI PANKAJ SARAGOI

Judgment text excerpt

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on: 15.07.2025 + CRL.REV.P. 480/2024 & CRL.M.A.10893/2024 SMT. NEETA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Kamal Kant Jha, Mr. Avinash Singh, Mr. Manas Tiwari and Ms. Juhi Mishra, Advocates. versus SHRI PANKAJ SARAGOI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Parveen Tyagi, Mr. Shubham Bhushan, Advocates. CORAM: HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA JUDGMENT DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J 1. By way of the present revision petition, the petitioner-wife seeks setting aside of the judgment dated 15.12.2023 [hereafter „impugned judgment‟], passed by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, North-West District, Rohini, Delhi [hereafter „Family Court‟] in New Mt. No. 56116/2016. 2. Briefly stated, the marriage between the petitioner and the respondent was solemnized on 02.07.2007 at Delhi. It is alleged that the petitioner was subjected to cruelty and harassment on account of CRL.REV.P. 480/2024 Page 1 of 9 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:ZEENAT PRAVEEN Signing Date:15.07.2025 20:22:42 dowry demands, which ultimately compelled her to leave the matrimonial home. She claims to have no independent source of income and alleges that the respondent made no provision for her maintenance. Consequently, she was constrained to file a petition under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [hereafter „Cr.P.C.‟], seeking monthly maintenance of ₹25,000/-. It is her case that the respondent earns more than ₹50,000/- per month and leads a luxurious lifestyle. 3. The petitioner also filed a petition under Section 12(1)(a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 [hereafter „HMA‟] on 08.04.2009seeking annulment of the marriage, which was registered as HMA No. 222/2009 before the District & Sessions Court, Rohini. Alongside, she moved