VIJAY SINGH vs SHIVANI

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 08.01.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 12.01.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 16.01.2026 + CRL.REV.P. 300/2024 & CRL.M.A. 6917/2024 VIJAY SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Anuj Kumar, Advocate (through VC) versus SHIVANI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Vipin Pillai, Advocate along with respondent- wife in person. CORAM: HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA JUDGMENT DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J. 1. By way of the present revision petition, the petitioner-husband is seeking setting aside of the order dated 20.11.2023 [hereafter „impugned order‟], passed by the learned Family Court-01, East District, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi [hereafter „Family Court‟] in MT No. 266/2022, titled as ‘Shivani vs. Vijay Singh’, under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [hereafter „Cr.P.C.‟] whereby the respondent-wife has been awarded interim maintenance in the sum of ₹6,000/- per month. CRL.REV.P.300/2024 Page 1 of 10 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:ZEENAT PRAVEEN Signing Date:16.01.2026 17:41:17 2. Brief facts of the present case are that the respondent-wife and the petitioner-husband were married on 04.05.2021 according to Hindu rites and ceremonies. No child was born from the said wedlock. It is alleged by the respondent-wife that soon after the marriage, she was subjected to cruelty by the petitioner-husband and his family members on account of insufficient dowry. It is further alleged that prior to the marriage, the petitioner had represented to the respondent‟s family that he was engaged in the business of dry fruits under the name and style of “M/s Valhalla Nuts and Spices” and was earning a substantial income therefrom. According to the respondent, on 17.04.2022, she was forcibly turned out of her m