GURPREET SINGH SANDHU vs HARPREET KAUR @ SILKY

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* 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 respective affidavits of income, and were relegated to trial and after arguments were heard on their behalf. Vide the CRL.REV.P. 1143/2019 Page 1 of 6 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:BABLOO SHAH Signing Date:13.04.2026 18:26:32 impugned judgment, the learned Family Court has awarded maintenance of Rs.15,000/- per month to the respondent, which is payable by the petitioner herein. 2. Aggrieved thereby and assailing the impugned judgment, the petitioner is before this Court by way of the present revision petition. 3. In the aforesaid backdrop, learned counsel for petitioner submits