JYOTI & ANR. vs THE STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 15.04.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 05.05.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 08.05.2026 + CRL.REV.P. 993/2024 JYOTI & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Divya Malhotra, Advocate versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms Sneha Rani, Mr Abhishek Verma and Mr. Satayam Singh, Advocates for R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA JUDGMENT DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J 1. By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek setting aside of the judgment dated 14.09.2023 [hereafter „impugned judgment‟] passed by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi [hereafter „Family Court‟] in CT No. 2015/2016 titled „Jyoti & Anr. v. Rajeev Ranjan‟, filed under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [hereafter „Cr.P.C.‟]. 2. Vide the impugned judgment, the petitioner no. 1-wife and petitioner no. 2-minor daughter were awarded maintenance of ₹8,000/- and ₹5,000/- per month respectively, i.e., a total sum of CRL.REV.P. 993/2024 Page 1 of 12 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:ZEENAT PRAVEEN Signing Date:08.05.2026 19:10:40 ₹13,000/- per month, from the date of filing of the petition. FACTS OF THE CASE 3. Briefly stated, the marriage between petitioner no. 1 and the respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 24.06.2014. It is alleged that prior to and after the marriage, the petitioner no. 1 was subjected to cruelty and harassment on account of dowry demands, including demand of cash and a car, and that her jewellery was retained by the respondent no.2‟s family. It is further alleged that she was physically and mentally harassed on multiple occasions and was ultimately compelled to leave the matrimonial home. A female child was born out of the wedlock on 19.0