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

$~ * 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 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 a