Vishal Pandey v. Usha and others) U on 02 Sep 2025 — Misc. Case No. 972 of 2023

Judgment

1. Heard Shri Vijay Kumar, learned counsel for the revisionist, learned AGA for the State and perused the record.

2. The present criminal revision has been filed for the following main relief(s):- "WHEREFORE, it is most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble court may graciously be pleased to admit and allow the revision and set aside the impugned order dated 27.06.2025 passed by the Principal Judge Family Court Sultanpur in Criminal Misc. Case No. 128/2025(Vishal Pandey versus Usha and others) U/S 145 of B.N.S.S. and also set aside the impugned Ex-parte order dated 13.11.2024 passed by the Principal Judge Family court Sultanpur in Cri. Misc. Case No. 972 of 2023(Usha Devi and others versus Vishal Pandey) U/S 125 Cr.P.C. now reads with U/S 144 of B.N.S.S, and also set aside the order dated 27.06.2025 passed by the Principal Judge Family court Sultanpur in Criminal Misc. Case No. 1926/2024(Usha and others versus Vishal Pandey) U/S 147 of B.N.S.S.in the interest of justice. Any other order or direction which this Hon'ble court may deem fit and proper under the facts and circumstances of the case may also be passed in favor of the Revisionist."

3. Brief facts of the case are as under :- 2 CRLR No.966 of 2025 (i) Marriage of the revisionist and the opposite party No.2 was solemnized on 24.06.2018 as per Hindu rites and rituals at the residence of the opposite party No. 2 at Village-Pure Ganesh Chaubey H/o Nadiyawan, Police Station - Jamo, District - Amethi. (ii) Out of this wedlock i.e. the wedlock of the revisionist and the opposite party No.2, daughter was born in the year 2019 and son was born in the year 2021. (iii) Thereafter, on account of harassment/maltreatment of opposite party No.2, which was on account of non fulfillment of the demand of dowry, as alleged, the opposite party No.2 along with her two minors refused the company of the revisionist and his family members. In other words, the opposite party No.2 along with her two minors left the matrimonial home and started living with her parents. (iv) On 2nd February, 2023, the opposite party No.2 left her matrimonial home, according to the case in issue. (v) As the amount for subsistence was not provided by the revisionist, the opposite party Nos.2 (wife), 3 (minor daughter) and 4 (minor son) under the compelling circumstances preferred an application under Section 125 Cr.P.C. before the Family Court, Sultanpur, registered as Criminal Misc. Case No.972 of 2023 (Usha and others Vs. Vishal Pandey) impleading the revisionist as opposite party/respondent. (vi) The aforesaid case was decided by the Principal Judge, Family Court, Sultanpur (in short "Family Court") vide order dated 13.11.2024. This judgment is in favour of the opposite party Nos. 2 to 4, i.e. wife and two children. (vii) In the aforesaid case, the notice was sent to the present revisionist, who in response to the same, filed Written Statement/Objection. However, thereafter the revisionist did not appear before the Family 3 CRLR No.966 of 2025 Court and, therefore, the Family Court on 02.07.2024 proceeded in the matter exparte. (viii) The Family Court, considering the material available on record including the pleadings and evidence on record, came to the conclusion that under the compelling circumstances the opposite party No.2 left her matrimonial home along with two minors and also concluded that the opposite party No.2 has failed to establish the income of revisionist as pleaded. ix) The Family Court vide order dated 13.11.2024 directed the revisionist to pay Rs.2000/- per month to the opposite Party No.2 from the date of application and Rs.1500/- per month each to the opposite party Nos.3 and 4 (daughter and son). It is relevant to mention here that the amount awarded by the Family Court is a meager amount and as such the amount so awarded for subsistence of a person is next to impossible. The relevant portion of the order dated 13.11.2024 is extracted herein under :- मैंन✤づ ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या क✤づ वि(cid:12)्ቛान न्यायविम럖Ꙝ क鱭鳯 एकप्ቌीय बह溑斐 क屄数溑斐ुना त(cid:8)ा उ溑斐क鱭鳯 ओ┅ⓕ 溑斐✤づ दाखि ल "6- आय व्यय वि(cid:12)(cid:12)┅ⓕ胶鳔 त(cid:8)ा प럖Ꙝा(cid:12)ली का 溑斐म्यक㜶㝰 अ(cid:12)ल屄数कन विकया। त(cid:8)ा ्ቚा(cid:8)4 溑斐ंख्या-3 'वि(cid:2) ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या ्ቛा┅ⓕा अपन✤づ ्ቚा(cid:8))नाप럖Ꙝ अन्त्ቇ)त धा┅ⓕा-125 7- दं०्ቚ०溑斐ं० ए(cid:12)ं न्यायालय क✤づ溑斐म्ቌ अपनी ओ┅ⓕ 溑斐✤づ विदय✤づ ्ቇय✤づ शप(cid:8)प럖Ꙝीय 溑斐ाቌኚय म説鍃 बल विदया ्ቇया ह屏勪 विक ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या 溑斐ंख्या-1 वि(cid:12)प्ቌी क鱭鳯 वि(cid:12)(cid:12)ाविहता पत्नी त(cid:8)ा ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या 溑斐ंख्या-2 प्ቌी क✤づ वि(cid:12)धिधक पु럖Ꙝ (cid:12) पु럖Ꙝी ह屏勪। वि(cid:12)प्ቌी त(cid:8)ा उ溑斐क✤づ परि┅ⓕजन屄数 ्ቛा┅ⓕा ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या 溑斐✤づ अधितरि┅ⓕ碁ꔻ दह✤づज क✤づ रूप म説鍃 बुल✤づ⸹䁆 म屄数⸹䁆┅ⓕ 溑斐ाइविकल (cid:12) मु० 1,00,000/- रूपय✤づ क鱭鳯 मां्ቇ क鱭鳯 जान✤づ ल्ቇी। अधितरि┅ⓕ碁ꔻ दह✤づज क鱭鳯 मां्ቇ पू┅ⓕी न ह屄数न✤づ क✤づ का┅ⓕ胶鳔 वि(cid:12)प्ቌी त(cid:8)ा उ溑斐क✤づ परि┅ⓕजन ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या 溑斐ंख्या-1 क屄数 ्ቚतावि=त क┅ⓕत✤づ (cid:8)✤づ त(cid:8)ा अधितरि┅ⓕ碁ꔻ दह✤づज क鱭鳯 मां्ቇ पू┅ⓕी न ह屄数न✤づ प┅ⓕ ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या 溑斐ंख्या-1 क屄数 मा┅ⓕपी⸹䁆 क┅ⓕ घ┅ⓕ 溑斐✤づ विनकाल विदय✤づ। (cid:12)त)मान 溑斐मय म✤づ ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या ब्ሴ㦘❥ क✤づ溑斐ा(cid:8) अपन✤づ मायक✤づ म説鍃 ┅ⓕह ┅ⓕही ह屏勪। ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या ्ቛा┅ⓕा क(cid:8)न विकया ्ቇया ह屏勪 विक उ溑斐क✤づ पा溑斐आय का क屄数ଙ ्ቨ屄数त नह뤸 ह屏勪 औ┅ⓕ न ही उ溑斐क✤づ पा溑斐 ऐ溑斐ा क屄数ଙ हुन┅ⓕ ह屏勪 जिज溑斐溑斐✤づ (cid:12)ह अपना त(cid:8)ा अपन✤づ ब्ሴ㦘❥ का भ┅ⓕ胶鳔 प屄数ष胶鳔 क┅ⓕ 溑斐क✤づ. जबविक वि(cid:12)प्ቌी मुम्बଙ शह┅ⓕ म説鍃 क屏勪विमकल बनान✤づ क鱭鳯 कम्पनी म説鍃 काम क┅ⓕता ह屏勪 त(cid:8)ा घ┅ⓕ प┅ⓕ अच्छी ✤づती बा┅ⓕी ह屏勪 जिज溑斐溑斐✤づ (cid:12)ह ल्ቇभ्ቇ मु० 50,000/-रू पय✤づ ्ቚधितमाह क鱭鳯 आय अቌኌजत क┅ⓕता ह屏勪, प┅ⓕन्तु ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या, क鱭鳯 ओ┅ⓕ 溑斐✤づ वि(cid:12)प्ቌी क鱭鳯 उप┅ⓕ屄数碁ꔻ अभिभकभि(cid:8)त आय क✤づ溑斐म्बन्ध म説鍃 क屄数ଙ दस्ता(cid:12)✤づजी 溑斐ाቌኚय ्ቚस्तुत नह뤸 विकया ्ቇया ह屏勪। ✤づती- बा┅ⓕी 溑斐✤づ溑斐म्ब቏ኌन्धत क屄数ଙ उ्ቍ┅ⓕ胶鳔 तौनी भी प럖Ꙝा(cid:12)ली प┅ⓕ दाखि ल नही ह屏勪 जिज溑斐溑斐✤づ यह ्ቚतीत ह屄数ता ह屄数 विक वि(cid:12)प्ቌी क✤づ पा溑斐 कृविष य屄数ग्य भूविम ह屏勪। वि(cid:12)प्ቌी क鱭鳯 क屄数ଙ विनधिSतआय जि溑斐्ቍ नह뤸 ह屏勪 त(cid:8)ाविप (cid:12)ह हृ्ቖ- पु्ቖ बताया ्ቇया ह屏勪 जिज溑斐溑斐✤づ उ溑斐क鱭鳯आय अपन✤づआप म説鍃 विनधिSत ह屏勪। ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या क鱭鳯 ओ┅ⓕ 溑斐✤づ ्ቚस्तुत एक प्ቌीय 溑斐ाቌኚय 溑斐✤づ ्ቚतीत ह屄数ता ह屏勪 विक. 8- वि(cid:12)प्ቌी त(cid:8)ा उ溑斐क✤づ परि┅ⓕजन屄数 ्ቛा┅ⓕा ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या 溑斐ंख्या-1 溑斐✤づ अधितरि┅ⓕ碁ꔻ दह✤づज क鱭鳯 मां्ቇ क鱭鳯 ्ቇयी त(cid:8)ा दह✤づज क鱭鳯 मां्ቇ पू┅ⓕी न ह屄数न✤づ क✤づ का┅ⓕ胶鳔 वि(cid:12)प्ቌी त(cid:8)ा उ溑斐क✤づ परि┅ⓕजन㦘❥ न✤づ ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या क屄数 मा┅ⓕपी⸹䁆 क┅ⓕ घ┅ⓕ 溑斐✤づ विनकाल विदया ह屏勪, जिज溑斐क✤づ का┅ⓕ胶鳔 ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या वि(cid:12)प्ቌी 溑斐✤づ अल्ቇ ┅ⓕह ┅ⓕही ह屏勪। इ溑斐 ्ቚका┅ⓕ उपलब्ध 溑斐ाቌኚय अ ण्डनीय ह屏勪, जिज溑斐溑斐✤づ ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या का वि(cid:12)प्ቌी 溑斐✤づ युवि碁ꔻ-यु 碁ꔻ का┅ⓕ胶鳔溑斐✤づ अल्ቇ ┅ⓕहना स्प्ቖ ह屏勪। वि(cid:12)प्ቌी न✤づ ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या क鱭鳯屄数ज ब┅ⓕ ल✤づत✤づ हुय✤づ उ溑斐क✤づ त(cid:8)ा उ溑斐क✤づ ब्ሴ㦘❥ क✤づ भ┅ⓕ胶鳔 प屄数ष胶鳔 ह✤づतु क屄数ଙ धन┅ⓕाभिश अदा क鱭鳯 ह屄数, ऐ溑斐ा क屄数ଙ दस्ता(cid:12)✤づजी 溑斐ाቌኚय प럖Ꙝा(cid:12)ली प┅ⓕ उपलब्ध नह뤸 ह屏勪 जिज溑斐溑斐✤づ वि(cid:12)प्ቌी का ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या का भ┅ⓕ胶鳔 प屄数ष胶鳔 क┅ⓕन✤づ म説鍃 उप✤づ्ቌा (cid:12) लाप┅ⓕ(cid:12)ाही विकया जाना अपन✤づ आप म説鍃 स्प्ቖ ह屄数 ┅ⓕहा ह屏勪। वि(cid:12)प्ቌी का यह वि(cid:12)धिधक ए(cid:12)ं न屏勪धितक दा቏ኌत्य(cid:12) ह屏勪 विक (cid:12)ह अपनी पत्नी त(cid:8)ा ब्ሴ㦘❥ का भ┅ⓕ胶鳔 प屄数ष胶鳔 ह┅ⓕ 溑斐म्भ(cid:12) परि┅ⓕ቏ኌस्(cid:8)धित म説鍃 क┅ⓕ説鍃, प┅ⓕन्तु वि(cid:12)प्ቌी ्ቛा┅ⓕा ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या का अपन✤づ溑斐ाम鏝ꕑय) ए(cid:12)ं 溑斐ामाजिजक स्त┅ⓕ क✤づ अनु溑斐ा┅ⓕ भ┅ⓕ胶鳔 प屄数ष胶鳔 4 CRLR No.966 of 2025 विदया जाना स्प्ቖ नह뤸 ह屄数 ┅ⓕहा ह屏勪 त(cid:8)ा न ही उ溑斐न✤づ इ溑斐溑斐म्बन्ध म説鍃 उप቏ኌस्(cid:8)त ह屄数क┅ⓕ क屄数ଙ 溑斐ाቌኚय ्ቚस्तुत विकया ह屏勪। अत勆䧲 मामल✤づ क鱭鳯 पृ्቗भूविम, प्ቌ㦘❥ क鱭鳯 आቕኌ(cid:8)क (cid:12) 溑斐ामाजिजक ቏ኌस्(cid:8)धित क屄数 दृवि्ቖ्ቇत ┅ⓕ त✤づ हुय✤づ त(cid:8)ा माननीय उ्ሴतम न्यायालय क✤づ ्ቛा┅ⓕा ┅ⓕजन✤づश बनाम न✤づहा आविद ए(cid:12)ं माननीय उ्ሴ न्यायालय ्ቛा┅ⓕा पारूल त्या्ቇी बनाम ्ቇौ┅ⓕ(cid:12) त्या्ቇी म説鍃 भ┅ⓕ胶鳔 प屄数ष胶鳔 क鱭鳯 धन┅ⓕाभिश 溑斐ुविनधिSत क┅ⓕन✤づ क✤づ ऊषा क屄数 मु० 2,000/- (दो 溑斐म्बन्ध म説鍃 विदय✤づ ्ቇय✤づ विदषा विनद]ष㦘❥ क✤づ परि┅ⓕ्ቚ✤づቌኚय म説鍃 ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या 溑斐ंख्या-1 हजा┅ⓕ रूपय✤づ) आया) त(cid:8)ा ्ቇरू胶鳔 ्ቚत्य✤づक क屄数 मु ० 1,500/- ( क鱭鳯 धन┅ⓕाभिश वि(cid:12)प्ቌी 溑斐✤づ उनक✤づ त(cid:8)ा उप┅ⓕ屄数碁ꔻानु溑斐ा┅ⓕ ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या्ቇ胶鳔 क鱭鳯 ओ┅ⓕ 溑斐✤づ - (cid:12)यस्क ह屄数न✤づ तक विदलाया जाना न्याय屄数धिⓣ┍त है , ्ቚस्तुत ्ቚा(cid:8))नांप럖Ꙝ अन्त्ቇ)त धा┅ⓕा-125 ्ቚधितमाह त(cid:8)ा ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या 溑斐ंख्या-2 एक हजा┅ⓕ पाँⓣ┍ 溑斐ौ रूपय✤づ) (cid:12) ्ቚा(cid:8)4 溑斐ंख्या-3 क मशः ቚኋ(cid:13)(cid:14)षण ्ቚधितमाह भ┅ⓕ胶鳔 दं०्ቚ०溑斐ं० एकप्ቌीय रूप 溑斐✤づ स्(cid:12)ीका┅ⓕ विकय✤づ जान✤づ य屄数ग्य ह屏勪। आद✤づश अ्ቘ㜶㝰त्ቇत धा┅ⓕा-125 त्቎ु溑斐ा┅ⓕ ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या्ቇ胶鳔 ऊषा ए(cid:12)ं द屄数 अन्य क鱭鳯 ओ┅ⓕ 溑斐✤づ ्ቚस्तुत ्ቚा(cid:8))नापत्र, दं०्ቚ०溑斐ं० एकप्ቌीय रूप 溑斐✤づ स्(cid:12)ीका┅ⓕ विकया जा्ቈा ह屏勪। वि(cid:12)प्ቌी वि(cid:12)शाल पाण्ड✤づय क屄数आद✤づभिशत विकया ऊषा क屄数 मु02,000/- (द屄数 जाता ह屏勪 विक (cid:12)ह ्ቚा(cid:8))नाप럖Ꙝ ्ቚस्तुत क┅ⓕन✤づ क鱭鳯 धितभि(cid:8) 溑斐✤づ ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या 溑斐ंख्या-1 हजा┅ⓕ रूपये) (cid:12) ्ቚा(cid:8)4 溑斐ंख्य(cid:13)-3 कमश勆䧲 आया) त(cid:8)ा ्ቇरु胶鳔 ्ቚत्य✤づक क屄数 मु ० 1,500/- ( ्ቚधितमाह भ┅ⓕ胶鳔 प屄数ष胶鳔 क鱭鳯 धन┅ⓕाभिश ्ቚत्य✤づक माह क鱭鳯 क┅ⓕ✤づ। (cid:12)यस्क 溑斐ात ्ቚधितमाह त(cid:8)ा ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या 溑斐ंख्या-2 एक हजा┅ⓕ पाँⓣ┍ 溑斐ौ रूपये) ता┅ⓕी तक उनक✤づ अदा ह屄数न✤づ तक यहाँ यह उ्ቤ✤づ क┅ⓕना 溑斐मीⓣ┍ीन ह屄数्ቇा विक यविद ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या (cid:12)त)मान याधिⓣ┍का म説鍃 या घ┅ⓕ✤づलू िሻह溑斐ा ए(cid:12)ं अन्य विक溑斐ी (cid:12)屏勪(cid:12)ाविहक याधिⓣ┍का म説鍃 वि(cid:12)प्ቌी 溑斐✤づ क屄数ଙ भ┅ⓕ胶鳔 प屄数ष胶鳔 क鱭鳯 धन┅ⓕाभिश ्ቚा䧏㟏 विकया। ह屏勪 त屄数 (cid:12)ह (cid:12)त)मान भ┅ⓕ胶鳔 प屄数ष胶鳔 क鱭鳯 धन┅ⓕाविष म説鍃溑斐माय屄数जिजत मानी जाय✤づ्ቇी। कु⸹䁆ुम्ब न्यायालय विनयमा(cid:12)ली, 2006 क鱭鳯 धार(cid:13)-31 ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या क屄数 ्ቚदान क鱭鳯 ज(cid:13)य।" के अनु溑斐ा┅ⓕ विन胶鳔)य क鱭鳯 विन勆䧲शुल्क ्ቚधितखिलविप

4. Thereafter, an application was filed by the revisionist in terms of Section 145 B.N.S.S., 2023. However, the Family Court considering the

submissions advanced by learned counsel for the parties, rejected the said application vide order dated 27.06.2025. The order dated

27.06.2025 is extracted herein under :- "27.06.2025 प럖Ꙝा(cid:12)ली प✤づश हुଙ। पुका┅ⓕ प┅ⓕ उभयप्ቌ उप቏ኌस्(cid:8)त आय✤づ। उभयप्ቌ क✤づ वि(cid:12)्ቛान न्यायविम럖Ꙝ्ቇ胶鳔 क屄数 ्ቚा(cid:8))नाप럖Ꙝ अन्त्ቇ)त धा┅ⓕा-145 बी०एन०ए溑斐०ए溑斐० प┅ⓕ पू(cid:12)) म説鍃溑斐ुना जा ⓣ┍ुका ह屏勪। म✤づ┅ⓕ✤づ ्ቛा┅ⓕा प럖Ꙝा(cid:12)ली का 溑斐म्यक अ(cid:12)ल屄数कन विकया ्ቇया । ्ቚा(cid:8)4 क鱭鳯 ओ┅ⓕ 溑斐✤づ ्ቚा(cid:8))नाप럖Ꙝ अन्त्ቇ)त धा┅ⓕा-145 ्ቇया ह屏勪 विक वि(cid:12)प्ቌी न✤づ ्ቚा(cid:8)4 क✤づ वि(cid:12)रु्ቍ बी०एन०ए溑斐०ए溑斐० ्ቚस्तुत क┅ⓕ क(cid:8)न विकया भ┅ⓕ胶鳔 प屄数ष胶鳔 का (cid:12)ाद दाय┅ⓕ विकया (cid:8)ा जिज溑斐म説鍃 ्ቚा(cid:8)4 उप቏ኌस्(cid:8)त हुआ औ┅ⓕ विदनॉक-08.12.2023 विदनॉक-22.01.2024 शप(cid:8)प럖Ꙝ दाखि ल विकया, क屄数溑斐ाቌኚय ह✤づतु विनयत क鱭鳯 ्ቇयी। उ碁ꔻ धितभि(cid:8) प┅ⓕ ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या / वि(cid:12)प्ቌी न✤づ溑斐ाቌኚय ल✤づविकन अधिध(cid:12)碁ꔻा्ቇ胶鳔 क✤づ न्याधियक काय) 溑斐✤づ वि(cid:12)┅ⓕत ह屄数न✤づ क✤づ का┅ⓕ胶鳔 उ溑斐क鱭鳯 क屄数 जबा(cid:12)दा(cid:12)ा दाखि ल विकया। उ溑斐क✤づ पSात प럖Ꙝा(cid:12)ली जिज┅ⓕह नह뤸 ह屄数溑斐क鱭鳯 औ┅ⓕ प럖Ꙝा(cid:12)ली विदनॉक--23.02 2024 क屄数 जिज┅ⓕह ह✤づतु विनयत क鱭鳯 ्ቇयी। उ碁ꔻ धितभि(cid:8) प┅ⓕ भी श屄数क ्ቚस्ता(cid:12) क✤づ का┅ⓕ胶鳔 जिज┅ⓕह नह뤸 ह屄数溑斐क鱭鳯 त(cid:8)ा विदनाँक 06.04.2024 क鱭鳯 धितभि(cid:8) जिज┅ⓕह ह✤づतु विनयत क鱭鳯 ्ቇयी। उ碁ꔻ धितभि(cid:8) प┅ⓕ (cid:12)ह उप቏ኌस्(cid:8)त आया, तब उ溑斐क✤づ अधिध(cid:12)碁ꔻा ्ቛा┅ⓕा बताया ्ቇया विक पीठा溑斐ीन अधिधका┅ⓕी ⸹䁆्र✤づिሻन्ቇ प┅ⓕ हैं। उ溑斐क✤づ पSात विदनॉक-10.05.2024 क鱭鳯 धितभि(cid:8) विनयत क鱭鳯 ्ቇयी। उ碁ꔻ धितभि(cid:8) प┅ⓕ प┅ⓕ अधिध(cid:12)碁ꔻा्ቇ胶鳔 न्याधियक काय) 溑斐✤づ वि(cid:12)┅ⓕत ┅ⓕह✤づ। तत्पSात प럖Ꙝा(cid:12)ली क鱭鳯 धितभि(cid:8) विनयत क鱭鳯 ्ቇयी। ्ቚा(cid:8)4 जब उ碁ꔻ धितभि(cid:8) प┅ⓕ न्यायालय आया, तब उ溑斐क✤づ म説鍃 02.07.2024 अधिध(cid:12)碁ꔻा ्ቛा┅ⓕा बताया ्ቇया विक फाइल ढूढ़न✤づ溑斐✤づ नह뤸 विमल ┅ⓕही ह屏勪. विक溑斐ी दू溑斐┅ⓕ✤づ न्यायालय म説鍃 अन्तरि┅ⓕत ह屄数 ्ቇयी ह屄数। बाद म説鍃 आक┅ⓕ जानका┅ⓕी क┅ⓕ ल✤づना। ्ቚा(cid:8)4 अपन✤づ पू(cid:12)) अधिध(cid:12)碁ꔻा क✤づ पा溑斐 ब┅ⓕाब┅ⓕ प럖Ꙝा(cid:12)ली क鱭鳯 तलाश ह✤づतु आता ┅ⓕहा, ल✤づविकन (cid:12)✤づ यही बतात✤づ ┅ⓕह✤づ विक ह屄数溑斐कता ह屏勪 विक फाइल उ溑斐क鱭鳯 प럖Ꙝा(cid:12)ली नह뤸 विमल ┅ⓕही ह屏勪। विदनॉक-26.12.2024 उ溑斐क✤づ घ┅ⓕ आया, क屄数 जब प屄数स्⸹䁆 म屏勪न ┅ⓕजिजस्⸹䁆्री ल✤づक┅ⓕ तब उ溑斐✤づ मुकदम説鍃 क鱭鳯 जानका┅ⓕी हुଙ। उ溑斐क✤づ पSात (cid:12)ह न्यायालय आया औ┅ⓕ दू溑斐┅ⓕ✤づ अधिध(cid:12)碁ꔻा 溑斐✤づ मुकदम説鍃 क✤づ溑斐म्बन्ध म説鍃 जानका┅ⓕी विकया त屄数 पता ⓣ┍ला विक विदन㦘❥क- 5 CRLR No.966 of 2025

13.11.2024 क屄数 मुकदम説鍃 म説鍃 फ屏勪溑斐ला ह屄数 ⓣ┍ुका ह屏勪। उ溑斐क✤づ पSात ्ቚा(cid:8)4 न✤づ विदनॉक-20.01.2025 क屄数 नकल ह✤づतु ्ቚा(cid:8))नाप럖Ꙝ विदया। नकल ्ቚा䧏㟏 ह屄数न✤づ प┅ⓕ उ溑斐क✤づ विबना विक溑斐ी वि(cid:12)लम्ब क✤づ यह ्ቚा(cid:8))नाप럖Ꙝ ्ቚस्तुत विकया ह屏勪। उ溑斐क✤づ ्ቛा┅ⓕा जानबूझक┅ⓕ क屄数ଙ ्ቇलती नह뤸 क鱭鳯 ्ቇयी ह屏勪, ब቏ኌल्क ज屄数 भी ्ቇलती हुଙ ह屏勪 (cid:12)ह उप┅ⓕ屄数碁ꔻ परि┅ⓕ቏ኌस्(cid:8)धितय㦘❥ म説鍃 हुଙ ह屏勪। उप┅ⓕ屄数碁ꔻ विन胶鳔)य क✤づ कायम ┅ⓕहन✤づ溑斐✤づ उ溑斐क鱭鳯 अपू胶鳔)नीय ्ቌधित ह屄数्ቇी। ऐ溑斐ी ቏ኌस्(cid:8)धित म説鍃 ्ቚा(cid:8)4 ्ቛा┅ⓕा ्ቚस्तुत ्ቚा(cid:8))नाप럖Ꙝ स्(cid:12)ीका┅ⓕ क┅ⓕ ्ቚ्቞्ቇत आद✤づश विदनांविकत-

13.11.2024 अपास्त क┅ⓕ मामल✤づ क屄数 ्ቇु胶鳔द屄数ष क✤づ आधा┅ⓕ प┅ⓕ विन胶鳔4त विकय✤づ जान✤づ क鱭鳯 याⓣ┍ना क鱭鳯 ्ቇयी। ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या क鱭鳯 ओ┅ⓕ 溑斐✤づ उप┅ⓕ屄数碁ꔻ ्ቚा(cid:8))नाप럖Ꙝ प┅ⓕ आपखि्ቈ दाखि ल क┅ⓕत✤づ हुए क(cid:8)न विकया ्ቇया ह屏勪 विक वि(cid:12)प्ቌी न屄数वि⸹䁆溑斐 ्ቚा䧏㟏 ह屄数न✤づ क✤づ पSात धा┅ⓕा 125 दं०्ቚ०溑斐ं० क鱭鳯 प럖Ꙝा(cid:12)ली म説鍃 उप቏ኌस्(cid:8)त आया औ┅ⓕ उ溑斐क鱭鳯 ओ┅ⓕ जबा(cid:12)दा(cid:12)ा दाखि ल विकया ्ቇया, 溑斐✤づ (cid:12) कानून का दुरूपय屄数्ቇ क┅ⓕन✤づ क鱭鳯 नीयत 溑斐✤づ त(cid:8)ा ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या क屄数 मानजि溑斐क ए(cid:12)ं आቕኌ(cid:8)क रूप 溑斐✤づ ्ቚतावि=त क┅ⓕन✤づ क✤づ उ्ቌ✤づश्य 溑斐✤づ न्यायालय ्ቛा┅ⓕा बा┅ⓕ- बा┅ⓕ मौका द✤づन✤づ क✤づ पSात जिज┅ⓕह क✤づ दौ┅ⓕान अनुप቏ኌस्(cid:8)त ह屄数 ्ቇया। वि(cid:12)प्ቌी क屄数 उप┅ⓕ屄数碁ꔻ मुकदम説鍃 क鱭鳯 ब ूबी जानका┅ⓕी (cid:8)ी। वि(cid:12)प्ቌी ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या क屄数 विकन्तु ब뤸ⓣ┍ म説鍃 मुकदम説鍃 क屄数 ल቏ኌम्बत ┅ⓕ न✤づ क✤づ उ्ቌ✤づश्य ह屏勪┅ⓕान (cid:12) प┅ⓕ✤づशान क┅ⓕन✤づ क✤づ खिलए त(cid:8)ा (cid:12)溑斐ूली 溑斐✤づ बⓣ┍न✤づ क✤づ खिलए उप┅ⓕ屄数碁ꔻ ्ቚा(cid:8))ना प럖Ꙝ ्ቚस्तुत विकया ह屏勪। ऐ溑斐ी ቏ኌस्(cid:8)धित म説鍃 ्ቚा(cid:8)4 क鱭鳯 ओ┅ⓕ 溑斐✤づ ्ቚस्तुत उप┅ⓕ屄数碁ꔻ ्ቚा(cid:8))नाप럖Ꙝ विन┅ⓕस्त विकय✤づ जान✤づ क鱭鳯 याⓣ┍ना क鱭鳯 ्ቇयी ह屏勪। अ(cid:12)ल屄数कन 溑斐✤づ स्प्ቖ ह屄数 ┅ⓕहा ह屏勪 विक ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या न✤づ वि(cid:12)प्ቌी क✤づ वि(cid:12)रू्ቍ धा┅ⓕा-125 मूल प럖Ꙝा(cid:12)ली क✤づ, दं०्ቚ०溑斐ं० क✤づ तहत भ┅ⓕ胶鳔 प屄数ष胶鳔 का (cid:12)ाद य屄数जिजतं विकया (cid:8)ा। न्यायालय ्ቛा┅ⓕा वि(cid:12)प्ቌी क屄数 न屄数वि⸹䁆溑斐 भ✤づजी ्ቇयी। विदनॉक-17.08.2023 क屄数 वि(cid:12)प्ቌी न्यायालय म説鍃 उप቏ኌस्(cid:8)त आंया औ┅ⓕ (cid:12)कालनामा दाखि ल क┅ⓕ मु溑斐्ቐा क鱭鳯 मॉ्ቇ विकया। विदन㦘❥क-08.04. 2023 क屄数 वि(cid:12)्ቌी क鱭鳯 ओ┅ⓕ 溑斐✤づ जबा(cid:12)ादा(cid:12)ा दाखि ल विकया ्ቇया। उ溑斐क✤づ पSात प럖Ꙝा(cid:12)ली ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या क✤づ溑斐ाቌኚय ह✤づतु विनयत क鱭鳯 ्ቇयी। विदनॉक- क屄数 ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या क鱭鳯 ओ┅ⓕ 溑斐✤づ溑斐ाቌኚय शप(cid:8)प럖Ꙝ दाखि ल विकया ्ቇया। उ溑斐क✤づ पSात क屄数 ्ቚधित प┅ⓕी्ቌा ह✤づतु ल✤づविकन वि(cid:12)प्ቌी ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या 溑斐✤づ ्ቚधित प┅ⓕी्ቌा क┅ⓕन✤づ ह✤づतु उप቏ኌस्(cid:8)त नह뤸 हुआ, क屄数 न्यायालय ्ቛा┅ⓕा वि(cid:12)प्ቌी क✤づ ्ቚधित प┅ⓕी्ቌा का अ(cid:12)溑斐┅ⓕ 溑斐मा䧏㟏

22.01.2024 प럖Ꙝा(cid:12)ली वि(cid:12)प्ቌी क✤づ ्ቚधित प┅ⓕी्ቌा ह✤づतु विनयत क鱭鳯 ्ቇयी। उ溑斐क✤づ पSात वि(cid:12)प्ቌी' पया)䧏㟏 अ(cid:12)溑斐┅ⓕ विदया ्ቇया, जिज溑斐क✤づ का┅ⓕ胶鳔 विदन㦘❥क-02.07. 2024 क┅ⓕ विदया ्ቇया। वि(cid:12)प्ቌी का यह क(cid:8)न विक उ溑斐क✤づ अधिधक्碁ꔻा ्ቛा┅ⓕा मुकदम説鍃 क鱭鳯 जानका┅ⓕी नह뤸 दी ्ቇयी, विक वि(cid:12)प्ቌी ्ቚाቕኌ(cid:8)या क屄数 जानबूझक┅ⓕ ह屏勪┅ⓕान (cid:12) प┅ⓕ✤づशान क┅ⓕन✤づ क鱭鳯 नीयत 溑斐✤づ अनुप቏ኌस्(cid:8)त हुआ ह屏勪। वि(cid:12)प्ቌी ्ቛा┅ⓕा ज屄数 आधा┅ⓕ खिलया ्ቇया ह屏勪 उ溑斐म説鍃 क屄数ଙ 溑斐ा┅ⓕ नही ह屏勪, जिज溑斐क✤づ का┅ⓕ胶鳔 वि(cid:12)प्ቌी ्ቛा┅ⓕा ्ቚस्तुत ्ቚा(cid:8))नाप럖Ꙝ अन्त्ቇ)त धा┅ⓕा-145 उ溑斐का यह क(cid:8)न अपन✤づ आप म説鍃 वि(cid:12)्ቫ溑斐नीय ्ቚतीत नह뤸 ह屄数 ┅ⓕहा ह屏勪। ऐ溑斐ा ्ቚतीत ह屄数 ┅ⓕहा ह屏勪 बी०एन०ए溑斐०ए溑斐० विन┅ⓕस्त विकय✤づ जान✤づ य屄数ग्य ह屏勪। आद✤づश ्ቚा(cid:8)4 / वि(cid:12)प्ቌी वि(cid:12)शाल पाण्ड✤づय क鱭鳯 ओ┅ⓕ 溑斐✤づ ्ቚस्तुत ्ቚा(cid:8))नाप럖Ꙝ अन्त्ቇ)त धा┅ⓕा-145 बी०एन०ए溑斐०ए溑斐० विन┅ⓕस्त विकया जाता ह屏勪। प럖Ꙝा(cid:12)ली विनयमानु溑斐ा┅ⓕ दाखि ल दफ्त┅ⓕ ह屄数।"

5. Impeaching the aforesaid orders, Shri Vijay Kumar, learned counsel for the revisionist has submitted that the Family Court has erred in law and facts both in not providing the proper opportunity to contest the case, as such indulgence of this court is required.

6. At this stage, on being asked, after considering the meager amount awarded by the Family Court after recording the finding that under the compelling circumstances the opposite party No.2 along with two minors left the matrimonial home, that if an opportunity is provided then 6 CRLR No.966 of 2025 in that eventuality can the amount awarded by the Family Court be reduced, which itself is meager, Shri Vijay Kumar has failed to reply.

7. Considered the aforesaid and also the judgments on the issue.

8. The Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Anju Garg and another vs. Deepak Kumar Garg, reported in 2022 SCC OnLine SC 1314, observed as under:- "9. At the outset, it may be noted that Section 125 of Cr.P.C. was conceived to ameliorate the agony, anguish and financial suffering of a woman who is required to leave the matrimonial home, so that some suitable arrangements could be made to enable her to sustain herself and the children, as observed by this Court in Bhuwan Mohan Singh v. Meena (2015) 6 SCC 353. This Court in the said case, after referring to the earlier decisions, has reiterated the principle of law as to how the proceedings under Section 125 Cr.P.C have to be dealt with by the Court. It held as under: "In Dukhtar Jahan v. Mohd. Farooq [(1987) 1 SCC 624 : 1987 SCC (Cri) 237] the Court opined that : (SCC p. 631, para 16)

16. "… Proceedings under Section 125 [of the Code], it must be remembered, are of a summary nature and are intended to enable destitute wives and children, the latter whether they are legitimate or illegitimate, to get maintenance in a speedy manner."

8. A three-Judge Bench in Vimala (K.) v. Veeraswamy (K.) [(1991) 2 SCC 375 : 1991 SCC (Cri) 442], while discussing about the basic purpose under Section 125 of the Code, opined that : (SCC p. 378, para 3)

3. "Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is meant to achieve a social purpose. The object is to prevent vagrancy and destitution. It provides a speedy remedy for the supply of food, clothing, and shelter to the deserted wife."

9. A two-Judge Bench in Kirtikant D. Vadodaria v. State of Gujarat [(1996) 4 SCC 479 : 1996 SCC (Cri) 762], while adverting to the dominant purpose behind Section 125 of the Code, ruled that : (SCC p. 489, para 15)

15. "… While dealing with the ambit and scope of the provision contained in Section 125 of the Code, it has to be borne in mind that the dominant and primary object is to give social justice to the woman, child and infirm parents, etc. and to prevent destitution and vagrancy by compelling those who can support those who are unable to support themselves but have a moral claim for support. The provisions in Section 125 provide a speedy remedy to those women, children and destitute parents who are in distress. The provisions in Section 125 are intended to achieve this special purpose. The dominant purpose behind the benevolent provisions contained in Section 125 clearly is that the wife, child and parents should not be left in a helpless state of distress, destitution and starvation."

10. In Chaturbhuj v. Sita Bai [(2008) 2 SCC 316 : (2008) 1 SCC (Civ) 547 : (2008) 1 SCC (Cri) 356], reiterating the legal position the Court held : (SCC p. 320, para 6)

6. "… Section 125 CrPC is a measure of social justice and is specially enacted to protect women and children and as noted by this Court in Capt. Ramesh Chander Kaushal v. Veena Kaushal [(1978) 4 SCC 70 : 1978 SCC (Cri) 508] falls within constitutional sweep of Article 15(3) reinforced by Article 39 of the Constitution of India. It is meant to achieve a social purpose. The object is to prevent vagrancy and destitution. It provides a speedy remedy for the supply of food, clothing and shelter to the deserted wife. It gives effect to fundamental rights and natural duties of a man to maintain his wife, children and parents when they are unable to maintain themselves. The aforesaid position was highlighted in Savitaben Somabhai Bhatiya v. State of Gujarat [(2005) 3 SCC 636 : 2005 SCC (Cri) 787]." 7 CRLR No.966 of 2025

11.Recently in Nagendrappa Natikar v. Neelamma [(2014) 14 SCC 452 : (2015) 1 SCC (Cri) 407 : (2015) 1 SCC (Civ) 346], it has been stated that it is a piece of social legislation which provides for a summary and speedy relief by way of maintenance to a wife who is unable to maintain herself and her children".

10. This Court had made the above observations as the Court felt that the Family Court in the said case had conducted the proceedings without being alive to the objects and reasons, and the spirit of the provisions under Section 125 of the Code. Such an impression has also been gathered by this Court in the case on hand. The Family Court had disregarded the basic canon of law that it is the sacrosanct duty of the husband to provide financial support to the wife and to the minor children. The husband is required to earn money even by physical labour, if he is an able-bodied, and could not avoid his obligation, except on the legally permissible grounds mentioned in the statute. In Chaturbhuj v. Sita Bai (2008) 2 SCC 316, it has been held that the object of maintenance proceedings is not to punish a person for his past neglect, but to prevent vagrancy and destitution of a deserted wife, by providing her food, clothing, and shelter by a speedy remedy. As settled by this Court, Section 125 Cr.P.C. is a measure of social justice and is specially enacted to protect women and children. It also falls within the Constitutional sweep of Article 15(3), reinforced by Article 39 of the Constitution of India."

9. In the case of Sanjeev Kapoor vs. Chandana Kapoor and others, reported in (2020) 13 SCC 172, the Hon'ble Apex Court while considering the applicability of Section 362 Cr.P.C. in relation to the proceedings/case instituted under Section 125 Cr.P.C., on the "aims and objects" of Section 125 Cr.P.C., observed as under:- "23. Before we proceed to look into the legislative scheme of Section 125 CrPC, we need to notice few rules of interpretation of statutes when the court is concerned with the interpretation of a social justice legislation. Section 125 CrPC is a social justice legislation which orders for maintenance for wives, children and parents. Maintenance of wives, children and parents is a continuous obligation enforced. This Court had occasion to consider the interpretation of Section 125 CrPC in Badshah v. Urmila Badshah Godse [Badshah v. Urmila Badshah Godse, (2014) 1 SCC 188 : (2014) 1 SCC (Civ) 51] . In paras 13.3 to 18, the following has been laid down: (SCC pp. 196-98) "13.3. Thirdly, in such cases, purposive interpretation needs to be given to the provisions of Section 125 CrPC. While dealing with the application of a destitute wife or hapless children or parents under this provision, the Court is dealing with the marginalised sections of the society. The purpose is to achieve "social justice" which is the constitutional vision, enshrined in the Preamble of the Constitution of India. The Preamble to the Constitution of India clearly signals that we have chosen the democratic path under the rule of law to achieve the goal of securing for all its citizens, justice, liberty, equality and fraternity. It specifically highlights achieving their social justice. Therefore, it becomes the bounden duty of the courts to advance the cause of the social justice. While giving interpretation to a particular provision, the court is supposed to bridge the gap between the law and society.

14. Of late, in this very direction, it is emphasised that the courts have to adopt different approaches in "social justice adjudication", which is also known as "social context adjudication" as mere "adversarial approach" may not be very appropriate. There are number of social justice legislations giving special protection and benefits to vulnerable groups in the society. Prof. Madhava Menon describes it eloquently: 'It is, therefore, respectfully submitted that "social context judging" is essentially the application of equality jurisprudence as evolved by Parliament and the Supreme Court in myriad situations presented before courts where unequal parties are pitted in adversarial proceedings and where courts are called upon to dispense equal justice. Apart from the social-economic inequalities accentuating the disabilities of the poor in 8 CRLR No.966 of 2025 an unequal fight, the adversarial process itself operates to the disadvantage of the weaker party. In such a situation, the Judge has to be not only sensitive to the inequalities of parties involved but also positively inclined to the weaker party if the imbalance were not to result in miscarriage of justice. This result is achieved by what we call social context judging or social justice adjudication. [ Keynote address on "Legal Education in Social Context" delivered at National Law University, Jodhpur on 12-10-2005, available on last accessed 25-12- 2013.] '

15. The provision of maintenance would definitely fall in this category which aims at empowering the destitute and achieving social justice or equality and dignity of the individual. While dealing with cases under this provision, drift in the approach from "adversarial" litigation to social context adjudication is the need of the hour.

16. The law regulates relationships between people. It prescribes patterns of behaviour. It reflects the values of society. The role of the court is to understand the purpose of law in society and to help the law achieve its purpose. But the law of a society is a living organism. It is based on a given factual and social reality that is constantly changing. Sometimes change in law precedes societal change and is even intended to stimulate it. In most cases, however, a change in law is the result of a change in social reality. Indeed, when social reality changes, the law must change too. Just as change in social reality is the law of life, responsiveness to change in social reality is the life of the law. It can be said that the history of law is the history of adapting the law to society's changing needs. In both constitutional and statutory interpretation, the court is supposed to exercise discretion in determining the proper relationship between the subjective and objective purposes of the law.

17. Cardozo acknowledges in his classic [ Benjamin N. Cardozo, The Nature of Judicial Process (Yale University Press, New Haven, 1921).] '… no system of jus scriptum has been able to escape the need of it.' and he elaborates: 'It is true that codes and statutes do not render the Judge superfluous, nor his work perfunctory and mechanical. There are gaps to be filled. … There are hardships and wrongs to be mitigated if not avoided. Interpretation is often spoken of as if it were nothing but the search and the discovery of a meaning which, however obscure and latent, had nonetheless a real and ascertainable pre-existence in the legislator's mind. The process is, indeed, that at times, but it is often something more. The ascertainment of intention may be the least of a Judge's troubles in ascribing meaning to a statute. … Says Gray in his lectures [ John Chipman Gray, The Nature and Sources of the Law.] : "The fact is that the difficulties of so-called interpretation arise when the legislature has had no meaning at all; when the question which is raised on the statute never occurred to it; when what the Judges have to do is, not to determine that the legislature did mean on a point which was present to its mind, but to guess what it would have intended on a point not present to its mind, if the point had been present."'

18. The court as the interpreter of law is supposed to supply omissions, correct uncertainties, and harmonise results with justice through a method of free decision — libre recherché scientifique i.e. "free scientific research". We are of the opinion that there is a non-rebuttable presumption that the legislature while making a provision like Section 125 CrPC, to fulfil its constitutional duty in good faith, had always intended to give relief to the woman becoming "wife" under such circumstances. This approach is particularly needed while deciding the issues relating to gender justice. We already have examples of exemplary 9 CRLR No.966 of 2025