Amrik Singh vs Jannatpreet Singh - 2024 Supreme(P&H) 1187

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2024 Supreme(P&H) 1187

HARPREET SINGH BRAR
Amrik Singh – Appellant
Versus
Jannatpreet Singh – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Parties : Ms. Komalpreet Kaur Adv., Mr. Deepak Arora Adv.

JUDGMENT :

(Harpreet Singh Brar, J.)

The present revision petition has been preferred against the impugned order dated 29.07.2023 passed by learned Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Gurdaspur, whereby half of the amount lying in the pension account of the petitioner, as on the date of passing of the impugned order, was ordered to be attached in order to recover the maintenance amount, which has fallen in arrears.

2. The marriage between the petitioner and respondent No.3 was solemnized on 31.03.2015 and two sons i.e. respondents No.1 & 2 were born out of the wedlock. However, soon after solemnisation of the marriage, matrimonial dispute ensued between the couple and the respondents filed a petition under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short ‘Cr.P.C.’) [now Section 144 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’)] seeking maintenance for themselves. Resultantly, the petitioner was directed to pay Rs.7,000/- per month to respondent No.3-wife and Rs.4,000/- per month to each of two minor sons as maintenance vide order dated 26.02.2016. Subsequently, upon non-payment of the maintenance amount, the respondents preferred an execution