JUDGMENT

Hon'ble Lok Pal Singh, J.

The present criminal revision has been filed by the revisionist/husband against the judgment and order dated 23.03.2018, passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Dehradun in Complaint Case No.1141 of 2017 “Smt. Neetu Vs. Paramjeet", whereby the learned court below under Section 23(2) of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 has directed the husband/revisionist to pay an interim maintenance of Rs.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand Only) to the wife/ respondent No.2. Against the order dated 23.03.2018, the revisionist/husband filed an appeal before the 1st Additional Sessions Judge, Dehradun in Criminal Appeal No.53 of 2018, which too has been dismissed vide order dated 27.04.2018 and the order dated 23.03.2018 passed by the trial court was affirmed. Hence, the present criminal revision before this Court.

2. The marriage of revisionist/husband and respondent no.2 – Mrs. Neetu Kainth was solemnized in the year 2004. The respondent no.2 filed the case against the husband/revisionist under Section 23(2) of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 after a period of 13 years. Thereafter, the learned Magistrate vide