RAJ KUMAR vs POONAM SHARMA

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* I N T H E H I G H CO U RT O F DE L H I AT NE W DE L H I Reserved on: April 24, 2026 % Pronounced on: May 06, 2026 + CRL.REV.P. 485/2018 & CRL.M.As. 10288/2018, 33983/2019 SH. RAJ KUMAR ..…Petitioner Through: Ms. Madhumita Kothari, Advocate (Through VC) Versus SMT. POONAM SHARMA ..…Respondent Through: Ms. Indu Kaul, Mr. Abhishekh Sahu and Mr. Vijender, Advocates Ms. Nidhi Mohan Parashar, Amicus Curiae with Mr. Vikrant Kumar and Mr. Amar Bajpayee, Advocates. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE JUDGMENT 1. By virtue of the present petition under Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 19731, the petitioner/ husband seeks setting aside of the order dated 27.02.20182 passed by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Patiala House Courts, New Delhi3 in M. No.27/2012 whereby the respondent/ wife has been held entitled to maintenance of Rs.3,000/- per month under Section 125 CrPC to be paid by the petitioner till she is alive/ gets remarried, 1 Hereinafter ‘CrPC’ 2 Hereinafter ‘impugned order’ 3 Hereinafter ‘Family Court’ CRL.REV.P. 485/2018 Page 1 of 7 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:BABLOO SHAH Signing Date:06.05.2026 06:03:12 along with directions to the petitioner to clear the arrears as also to deposit an amount of Rs.11,000/- as litigation expenses. 2. Succinctly put, marriage between the petitioner and the respondent was solemnised on 26.05.2009 at Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh as per Hindu rites and ceremonies, whereafter the parties cohabited in the respondent’s house in New Delhi, albeit their relations turned sour soon after. As per respondent, the petitioner started misbehaving with her, assaulting her every day and beat her repeatedly in December 2009 as well as January 2010, whereafter the petitioner shifted to her mother’s house. How