Ruchi vs Ashok Kumar - 2025 Supreme(HP) 681

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2025 Supreme(HP) 681

IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, J
Ruchi – Appellant
Versus
Ashok Kumar – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioner:Mr. Parikshit Sharma, Advocate.
For the Respondent:Mr. Pranshul Sharma, Advocate.

JUDGMENT :

Rakesh Kainthla, J.

The petitioners have filed the present petition against the order dated 15.02.2023 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge -II, Solan, District Solan vide which the revision filed by the petitioners (the applicants before the learned Trial Court) against the order dated 24.07.2018, passed by learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kasauli, District Solan (H.P.) (learned trial Court) was dismissed. (Parties shall hereinafter be referred to in the same manner as they were arrayed before the learned Trial Court for convenience).

2. Briefly stated, the facts giving rise to the present petition are that the applicants filed an application before the learned Trial Court under Section 125 of Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.P.C.) for seeking maintenance. It was asserted that the applicants are the daughters of the respondent. Applicant No.1 was aged 19 years and applicant No.2 was aged 14 years. They have no source of income to maintain themselves. The respondent being their father is legally and morally bound to maintain them. Applicant No.1 was a student of BA second year in Degree College at Kalka. She required about Rs.three thousand per month for tran