N. P. RAVISH v. SMT. K. B. PREETHI & Ors.
Case at a glance
Outcome
Dismissed
Revision petition stands dismissed
Provisions considered
Key paragraphs
- Para 55. Revision petitioner succeeded in establishing that parents of respondent No.1 owns and possess landed as well as house property. It is also brought on record that respondent No.1 filed a suit for partition against her father. Also, it is brought on record that the…
- Para 66. There is no denial of the fact that the revision petitioner is a licenced surveyor. Revision petitioner who got examined himself as RW.1 during the course of cross- examination admitted that he is a licenced surveyor and every month he will carry out 12…
Judgment
SMT. K. B. PREETHI W/O N. P. RAVISH, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS,
KUSHALKUMAR S/O N. P. RAVISH, AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS, BOTH ARE R/AT KAGGERE VILLAGE, BELLAVI HOBLI, TUMAKURU TALUK, NOW RESIDING AT WARD NO.24, 8TH MAIN, 2ND CROSS ROAD, S.S.PURAM, TUMAKURU. (BY SRI. MAHESH C. M., ADVOCATE) …RESPONDENTS - 2 - NC: 2026:KHC:23599 RPFC No. 208 of 2025 HC-KAR THIS RPFC IS FILED UNDER SECRTION 19(4) OF FAMILY COURTS ACT, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 14.07.2025 PASSED IN CRL.MIS.NO.61/2024 BY THE HON’BLE PRL.JUDGE, FAMILY COURT, TUMAKURU, AND PASS ANY SUCH ORDER/S AS THIS HON’BLE COURT DEEMS FIT IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR DICTATING THE ORDER, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA ORAL ORDER Being aggrieved by the additional liability imposed through the enhanced sum awarded as maintenance, this revision petition is filed. Revision petitioner challenges the order that is rendered by the Court of Principal Judge, Family Court, Tumakur in Criminal Misc. No.61/2024 dated
14.07.2025.
2. Heard Sri. Tejas, represented Sri. Lakshmikanth K., learned counsel on record for the revision petitioner. Respondents failed to avail the opportunities granted for making their submission.
Material available on record reveals respondent No.1 who is the wife and respondent No.2 who - 3 - NC: 2026:KHC:23599 RPFC No. 208 of 2025 HC-KAR is the son of the revision petitioner filed a petition in Criminal Misc. No.508/2009 seeking maintenance from the revision petitioner herein. The Court through the order dated 28.03.2016, directed the revision petitioner to pay a sum of Rs.3,000/- each to the respondents. Thereafter, respondents filed Criminal Misc. No.61/2024 under Section 127 of Cr.P.C. seeking enhancement. The Court of Principal Judge, Family Court, Tumskuru, through order dated 14.07.2025, allowed the said petition in part and thereby directed revision petitioner to pay respondent No.1 a sum of Rs.15,000/- per month and respondent No.2 a sum of Rs.10,000/- per month towards maintenance. Amount granted was ordered to be paid in favour of respondent No.1 from the date of petition during her lifetime or till she gets remarried and to respondent No.2 till he attains the age of majority. There is no denial of the fact that by the date of filing of this revision petition itself, respondent No.2 attained the age of majority. - 4 - NC: 2026:KHC:23599 RPFC No. 208 of 2025 HC-KAR
Arguing the matter, learned counsel for the revision petitioner submitted respondent No.1 harassed and tortured revision petitioner in many ways and on several occasions. Respondents filed a petition claiming maintenance and the Court directed revision petitioner to pay a sum of Rs.3,000/- per month each to respondent Nos.1 and 2 and the petitioner was paying said amount. However, respondent No.1 without any basis filed a petition for enhancement. Without considering the earnings of the revision petitioner, his liabilities and responsibilities and the financial status of respondent No.1, Family Court directed revision petitioner to pay huge sum as maintenance and aggrieved by the same, this revision petition is filed. Learned counsel contended that revision petitioner has to maintain his aged mother and also his daughter, who is residing with him. On the other hand, respondent No.1 received huge assets from her father. She maintains good bank balance. Therefore, there is no necessity for her to claim any maintenance from the - 5 - NC: 2026:KHC:23599 RPFC No. 208 of 2025 HC-KAR revision petitioner. Learned counsel thereby sought to allow the revision petition.
Revision petitioner succeeded in establishing that parents of respondent No.1 owns and possess landed as well as house property. It is also brought on record that respondent No.1 filed a suit for partition against her father. Also, it is brought on record that the mother of respondent No.1 filed a suit against her brother for partition. However, as rightly observed by the Family Court, parents possessing property alone cannot be taken into consideration to hold that respondent No.1 will have no claim against her husband or that she can maintain herself and the child. Likewise, though it is brought on record that respondent No.2 filed a suit against his father i.e., the revision petitioner herein for partition and though the said suit was decreed, no evidence is on record to show that respondent No.2 derives any income from the said property. Also, it is brought on record that revision petitioner had obtained an order of stay from this Court in - 6 - NC: 2026:KHC:23599 RPFC No. 208 of 2025 HC-KAR respect of passing of final decree. Therefore, under no circumstances, it can be held that respondent No.2 will derive any fruits through the property fell to his share in pursuance of the preliminary decree passed.
Operative part
There is no denial of the fact that the revision petitioner is a licenced surveyor. Revision petitioner who got examined himself as RW.1 during the course of cross- examination admitted that he is a licenced surveyor and every month he will carry out 12 to 13 survey works. He further admitted that his family owns 14 acres of coconut, arecanut and mango garden. Taking into consideration the financial status of the revision petitioner, his liability to maintain the respondents and the absence of any convincing evidence with regard to the stand taken by the revision petitioner that respondent No.1 can maintain herself as well as the child, Family Court passed an order directing revision petitioner to pay respondent No.1 a sum of Rs.15,000/- per month and respondent No.2 a sum of Rs.10,000/- per month towards maintenance. Only till - 7 - NC: 2026:KHC:23599 RPFC No. 208 of 2025 HC-KAR respondent No.2 attains the age of majority, maintenance was ordered to be paid. As respondent No.2 attained the age of majority, as of now there is no requirement for the revision petitioner to pay anything to respondent No.2. He should only pay maintenance as ordered by the Court in favour of respondent No.1. Having considered the financial status of the revision petitioner, this Court is of the view that sum granted towards maintenance is neither excessive nor exorbitant. This Court does not find any grounds whatsoever to interfere with the reasoned order of the Family Court. Hence, this Court ultimately holds that there are no merits in this revision petition. Resultantly, following: ORDER Revision petition stands dismissed. [ LG List No.: 19 Sl No.: 3 CT:SI Sd/- (DR.CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA) JUDGE
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: Revision petition stands dismissed
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 127.
Which court decided this case, and when?
Karnataka High Court, on 28 Apr 2026. The bench was CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
This is a result about the indexed corpus, not a finding that the judgment remains good law. Coverage may be incomplete.