POONAM SINGH RAWAT vs BHARAT SINGH RAWAT

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 10.03.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 05.05.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 08.05.2026 + CRL.REV.P.(MAT.) 171/2024 & CRL.M.A. 38498/2024, CRL.M.A. 38499/2024, CRL.M.A. 38500/2024 POONAM SINGH RAWAT .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Meera Kaura Patel (DHCLSC), Ms. Ritika Saini and Ms. Monika Chowdhary, Advocates Mr. Shailesh Chandra Jha, DHCLSC in CRL.M.A. 38435/2025 versus BHARAT SINGH RAWAT .....Respondent Through: Respondent-in-person CORAM: HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA JUDGMENT DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J CRL.M.A. 38435/2025 (impleadment of R-2) in CRL.REV.P.(MAT.) 171/2024 1. By way of the present application, the applicant, i.e., the second wife of the respondent-husband, seeks her impleadment in the above-captioned petition, whereby the petitioner-wife assails the judgment dated 16.04.2024 [hereafter „impugned judgment‟] passed CRL.M.A. 38435/2025 in CRL.REV.P.(MAT). 171/2024 Page 1 of 14 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:ZEENAT PRAVEEN Signing Date:08.05.2026 19:10:40 by the learned Judge, Family Court-02, East District, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi, in MT 247/2021, titled „Poonam Singh Rawat & Others v. Bharat Singh Rawat‟. The said petition had been filed under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [hereafter „Cr.P.C.‟] by the petitioner herein, claiming maintenance for herself as well as for the two minor children in her custody. 2. By way of the impugned judgment dated 16.04.2024, the learned Family Court was pleased to grant maintenance of ₹10,000/- per month each to the minor daughter and son of the petitioner and the respondent, amounting to a total of ₹20,000/- per month, till such time as they remained entitled to receive the same as per law. However, no maintenance w