The petitioner failed to provide sufficient evidence to establish compliance with accommodation arrangements, affirming previous court orders for protection.

Heard on : 26.08.2025 Judgment on : 26.08.2025 Ajay Kumar Gupta, J:

1. The petitioner preferred this application under Section 401 read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 challenging the correctness, legality and propriety of the Judgment and Order dated 7th February, 2024 passed by the Learned District and Sessions Judge, Hooghly in Criminal Motion No. 106 of 2023 arising out of Misc. Execution No. 265 of 2022 pending before the Learned Judicial Magistrate, 3rd Court at Chinsurah, Hooghly and arising out of Misc. Case No. 36 of 2020 pending before the Learned Judicial Magistrate, 3rd Court at Chinsurah, Hooghly.

2. Opposite party nos. 2 and 3, being the wife and daughter of petitioner, had filed an application under Section 23 (1) of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 before the Learned Judicial Magistrate, 3rd Court at Chinsurah, Hooghly against the Petitioner/husband praying for interim order of maintenance and other reliefs.

3. After hearing the parties, the learned trial Court rejected the maintenance of OP No. 2 and her daughter as it was admitted fact that she had her own income of Rs. 11,420/- per month. However, the learned trial Court held that the petitioners are entitled to get an order of protection against domestic violence and a residential order of alternative accommodation as they were living separately due to matrimonial discords.

4. The learned trial Court finally directed the Petitioner/husband to arrange separate accommodation for the OP Nos. 2 & 3 i.e. her and her daughter, in default, the Petitioner/husband shall pay Rs.5,000/- per month for rent of separate accommodation to the OP No. 2 from the date of the order till disposal of the case vide order dated 31.10.2021 in Misc. Case No.

36/2020.

5. Feeling aggrieved by and dissatisfied with the impugned order dated 31.10.2021, the Petitioner preferred an appeal under section 29 of the DV Act. The said appeal was dismissed vide order dated 27.06.2022 by Learned Additional Sessions Judge, Hooghly on contest and affirmed the order dated 30.10.2021 passed by the learned trial Court.

6. Opposite parties have filed Misc. Execution Case being No. 265 of 2022 claiming arrear of rent amount since amount neither paid nor arrange any accommodation. The said Execution case has been heard by the Executing Court and disbelieved the contention of the petitioner and his documents and finally came to conclusion that the documents, whatsoever filed by the Petitioner informing he has arranged rented accommodation on 03.11.2023 does not inspire confidence and dismissed his application vide order dated 21.07.2023 and date fixed for E/R of distress warrant.

7. Being aggrieved by and dissatisfied with the said impugned order dated 21.07.2023, the Petitioner filed a revisional application being Criminal Motion No. 106 of 2023 arising out of Misc. Execution No. 265 of 2022 pending before the Learned Judicial Magistrate, 3rd Court at Chinsurah, Hooghly arising out of Misc. Case No. 36 of 2020. The said revisional application was also dismissed on contest by the Learned Sessions Judge, Hooghly vide order date 07.02.2024. The said impugned order is the subject matter of the challenge before this Court.

8. It is submitted on behalf of the Petitioner that in pursuant to the direction, the petitioner/husband arranged a separate rented accommodation for the OPs but the Executing Court or the Learned Sessions Judge did not consider the documents and the letter dated 25.05.2023 by which it was intimated to the wife that he arranged the rented premises. She did