1. By way of the instant criminal revision, the applicant has challenged the order dated 10.03.2011 passed by the Family Court, Bilaspur in Misc. Criminal Case No. 235/2007.

2. Facts leading to the instant criminal revision, in brief, are that the applicant had filed an application under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure along with an application under Section 26 r/w Section 22 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act seeking maintenance of Rs.5,000 per month or a lump sum of Rs.7,00,000 as full and final settlement from the non-applicant.

3. The case of the applicant before the Court below was that initially the applicant had married to one Ramkripal and after mutual separation (Chor-Chhutti) from her husband Ramkripal as per the customary practice prevailed in the society, she got married to the non-applicant by adopting the system of Churi marriage. Further case of the applicant was that since 2007 the non-applicant started harassing and ill treating her on various occasions and even tried to kill her which forced her to leave the house of non-applicant. On account of continuous torture and harassment given by the non-applicant, the applicant was left