SAHIL RAO vs RICHA VATS & ANR.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on: 18.09.2025 + CRL.REV.P.(MAT.) 160/2025 SAHIL RAO ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Yash Aggarwal and Ms. Chitrakshi, Advocates versus RICHA VATS AND ANR. ..... Respondent Through: Mr. Jayveer Singh, Advocate CORAM: HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA JUDGMENT DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J. 1. The petitioner, by way of present revision petition, seeks setting aside of the order dated 18.02.2025 [hereafter „impugned order‟] passed by learned Judge, Family Court-01, North-East, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi [hereafter „Family Court‟] in MT Case No. 133/2024, titled ‘Richa Vats & Anr. vs. Sahil Rao’, whereby interim maintenance of ₹25,000/- per month has been awarded in favour of the respondents. 2. The brief facts of the case are that the marriage between the petitioner-husband and respondent no. 1-wife was solemnized on 28.01.2019 according to Hindu rites and customs at Ghaziabad. Respondent no. 1 alleges that her father had spent about ₹40 lakhs on the marriage and had given gifts beyond his capacity, but soon Signature Not Verified CRL.REV.P.(MAT.) 160/2025 Page 1 of 9 Digitally Signed By:ZEENAT PRAVEEN Signing Date:22.09.2025 18:28:32 thereafter, the petitioner and his family members had started taunting her for bringing insufficient dowry. It is alleged that all her jewellery was taken by the petitioner. On 10.02.2021, respondent no. 1 was allegedly beaten by the petitioner at the instigation of his sister-in- law. On 09.03.2021, respondent no. 1 had given birth to a daughter (respondent no. 2), but according to her, the petitioner and his family members were displeased with the birth of a girl child. On 04.04.2021, the respondents were allegedly forced to leave the matrimonial home, and respondent no. 1