Sunita Bhatt vs State of Uttarakhand

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2024 Supreme(UK) 36

RAVINDRA MAITHANI
Sunita Bhatt – Appellant
Versus
State of Uttarakhand – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant : Digvijay Singh Bisht.
For the Respondent: Manisha Rana Singh.
For the Informant : Girish Chandra Lakhchaura.

JUDGMENT :

RAVINDRA MAITHANI, J.

1. The challenge in this revision is made to the order dated 24.05.2023 passed in Miscellaneous Criminal Case No. 57 of 2022, Smt. Sunita Bhatt vs. Girish Chandra Bhatt, under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (“the Code”) by the Judge, Family Court, Nainital (“the case”).

2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

3. It appears that the revisionist and respondent no. 2, both were married on 30.04.2021. But after marriage, there was some dispute between the parties, therefore, the revisionist filed an application under Section 125 of the Code. According to the revisionist, she was tortured and harassed in connection with demand of dowry. She is not able to maintain herself. She is staying separate from her husband, the respondent no. 2. Therefore, she sought maintenance which is basis of the case. In the case, an application for interim maintenance has also been filed, which has been rejected by the impugned order.

4. The application for interim maintenance was objected by the respondent no. 2, inter alia, on the grounds that he is ready and willing to keep his wife (revisionist) with him. It has also been the case

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