Raju v. State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko & Anr.
Case at a glance
- Bench
- SAURABH LAVANIA
Provisions considered
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ss. 125, 125(4)
- Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 s. 13
Key paragraphs
- Para 77. For the aforesaid reasons, this Court finds no force in the instant revision. Accordingly, it is dismissed. No order as to costs.
Judgment
Heard Shri Vikas Sharma, learned counsel for the revisionist as also learned AGA for the State-respondent.
By means of the present revision, the revisionist has impeached the order dated 17.06.2025 passed by Principal Judge-I, Family Court, Hardoi (in short "Family Court') in Criminal Misc. Case No. 597 of 2021 (Smt. Rohini Vs. Raju).
The impugned order has been passed by the Family Court in exercise of power under Section 125 Cr.P.C.
Vide impugned order dated 17.06.2025, the Family Court has awarded interim maintenance to Opposite Party No.2 to the tune of Rs.2,000/- per month. The operative portion of the impugned order reads as under :- "आदेश ्ऺािथनी ्शीमती रोिहणी का ्ऺाथर्ना-प्ऴ 24 अ वास्ते अन्तिरम भरण-पोषण तदनुसार स्वीकार िकया जाता है। िवप्षी राजू को आदेिशत िकया जाता है िक वह दौरान वाद ्ऺािथनी ्शीमती रोिहणी को 2,000 /- रूपये ्ऺितमाह की दर से अन्तिरम भरण-पोषण अदा करना सुिनि्ात करे। उ्व अन्तिरम भरण-पोषण की धनरािश ्ऺाथर्ना-प्ऴ ्ऺस्तुत करने के िदनांक 15-10-2024 से देय होगा। ्ऺाथर्ना-प्ऴ ्ऺस्तुत िकए जाने की ितिथ 15-10-2024 से लेकर आदेश की ितिथ तक देय अन्तिरम भरण-पोषण की धनरािश को िवप्षी तीन माह के अन्दर ्ऺािथनी को ्ऺद्त करे एवं आदेश की ितिथ के प्ाात से देय भरण-पोषण की धनरािश को ्ऺत्येक माह की 10 तारीख तक िवप्षी ्षारा ्ऺािथनी को ्ऺद्त िकया जाए। प्ऴावली वास्ते साष्य ्ऺािथनी िदनांक 30-06-2025 को पेश हो।"
The impugned order dated 17.06.2025 passed by the Family Court has been challenged on the ground, though not specifically pleaded in the grounds indicated in the memo of revision, that Opposite Party No.2 without reasons left her matrimonial home and is living separately from revisionist and therefore in passing the order dated 17.06.2025, the Family Court erred in law and fact both. Reference in this regard has been made to Section 125(4) Cr.P.C..
The ground aforesaid has not force. It is for the following reasons :- (i) The copy of the plaint dated 09.03.2021 filed by the revisionist under Section 13 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, on record as Annexure no.2, 2 CRLR No. 1035 of 2025 indicates that on account of matrimonial discord/dispute between the parties, Opposite Party No.2 left her matrimonial home on 03.08.2020. In this plaint various allegations have been levelled against the Opposite Party No.2 including the allegations to attract the offense of adultry. (ii) On account of matrimonial discord/dispute between the parties namely the revisonist and the Opposite Party No.2, the Opposite Party No.2 lodged the FIR on 06.03.2023 at Police Station - Tandiyawan, District - Hardoi making allegations against the revisionist as also his family members.
For the aforesaid reasons, this Court finds no force in the instant revision. Accordingly, it is dismissed. No order as to costs.
The copy of this order be sent to the Family Court forthwith. September 15, 2025 Mohit Singh/- (Saurabh Lavania,J.) MOHIT SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
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