MR. LOKESH KUMAR SINGH vs MS. NEETA SINGH & ORS.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: April 28, 2026 % Pronounced on: May 20, 2026 + CRL.REV.P.(MAT.) 177/2024, CRL.M.A. 38813/2024 & CRL.M.A. 10432/2025 MR. LOKESH KUMAR SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vijay Kinger, Ms. Roopa Nagpal, Mr Hemant Kumar, Mr. Himanshu Kinger and Mr. Ashwani Gehlot, Advs. Versus MS. NEETA SINGH & ORS. …..Respondents Through: Mr. Gurinder Pal Singh, Mr. Satyam Upadhyay, Advs. with respondent in person CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE JUDGMENT 1. By virtue of the present revision petition under Sections 438/442 read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the petitioner/ husband seeks setting aside of the judgment dated 05.10.2024 passed by the learned Principal Judge, Family Courts, Shahdara District, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi (learned Family Court) in MT Case No.181/2016 titled ‘Smt. Neeta Singh & Ors. v. Sh. Lokesh Kumar Singh’ by virtue whereof the petitioner was directed to pay maintenance of Rs.11,000/- per month to the respondent no.1/ wife till she is alive/ gets remarried, and Rs.11,000/- per month each to the respondent nos.2 and 3/ CRL.REV.P.(MAT.) 177/2024 Page 1 of 7 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:BABLOO SHAH Signing Date:20.05.2026 04:58:38 daughters till they attain majority, become financially independent or gets married. 2. Briefly put, marriage between the petitioner and respondent no.1 was solemnized on 12.06.2006 at Siwan, Bihar as per Hindu rites and customs. Thereafter, two daughters i.e., respondent nos.2 and 3 were born out of the said wedlock. With passage of time, their matrimonial relationship turned sour, which as per respondent no.1, resulted in her returning to her parental home along with respondent nos.2 and 3. 3. Subsequently, in an applicatio