GURPREET SINGH SANDHU vs HARPREET KAUR @ SILKY

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: April 08, 2026 CRL.REV.P. 1143/2019, CRL.M.A. 39473/2019, CRL.M.A. 39474/2019, CRL.M.A. 43322/2019, CRL.M.A. 5230/2023, CRL.M.A. 10849/2023, CRL.M.A. 10881/2023 GURPREET SINGH SANDHU .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ashutosh Bhardwaj, Mr. Shashi Prakash Dwivedi and Ms. Aishwarya Saxena, Advocates Versus HARPREET KAUR @ SILKY .....Respondent Through: Mr. Satish Kuma and Mr. Paramjeet Singh, Advocates CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. Succinctly put, marriage between the parties was solemnized on 27.09.2009 in accordance with Sikh rites and customs at Delhi. No child was born out of the wedlock. With passage of time, the matrimonial relationship between the parties turned sour, and subsequently, as alleged by the petitioner, the respondent/ wife left the company of the petitioner on 06.01.2012 and has since been residing separately. Thereafter, the respondent filed an application under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 before the learned Family Court seeking maintenance, which culminated in passing of the impugned judgment dated 16.09.2019, after the parties had filed their r