Kshitiz Kumar vs State of Uttarakhand

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2024 Supreme(UK) 412

RAVINDRA MAITHANI
Kshitiz Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State of Uttarakhand – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Revisionist :Mr. Vikas Sharma, Mr. Sumit Rana and Mr. Karan Kathayat, Advocates
For the Respondents: Mr. Akshay Latwal, Brief Holder, Mr. Saurabh Pandey, Adv.

JUDGMENT :

(Ravindra Maithani, J.) :

The challenge in this revision is made to the order of interim maintenance dated 12.12.2023, passed in Misc. Criminal Case No. 190 of 2023, Smt. Sugandha Malhotra Vs. Kshitiz Kumar, by the court of Family Judge, Haldwani, District Nainnital (“the case”). By the impugned order, while allowing the interim maintenance application filed by the respondent no.2, the revisionist has been directed to pay Rs. 19,000/- per month interim maintenance to the respondent no.2, Sugandha Malhotra.

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

3. It appears that the respondent no.2 filed an application seeking maintenance from the revisionist. According to her, she and the revisionist were married on 24.04.2022, but she has been expelled from her matrimonial house; she is not able to maintain herself, whereas, the revisionist earns Rs. 3 Lakhs per month.

4. In the case, an application for interim relief was also filed by the respondent no.2. The revisionist filed objections. According to him, the respondent no.2 was never treated with cruelty; no marpeet was done with her. It is she, who left the matrimonial house on 27.10.2022 along with her

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