IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CRIMINAL REVISIONAL JURISDICTION

Appellate Side

Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta

C.R.R. 2053 of 2022

With

CRAN 1 of 2022 Gautam Mallick

Versus

Smt. Sudeshna Mallick and Anr.

For the Petitioner : Ms. Baisali Ghoshal, Adv. For the Opposite Party No. 1 : Mr. Argha Banerjee, Adv.

Heard on : 26.08.2025 Judgment on : 03.09.2025

Ajay Kumar Gupta, J:

1. The petitioner being the husband of the opposite party no. 1/wife has assailed the Judgment and Order dated 22.04.2022 passed by the Learned Additional District & Sessions Judge, 8th

Court, South 24 Parganas in Criminal Motion No. 68 of 2020. The said Revisional application arose out of an order dated 21.12.2019 passed in Misc. Case No. 8/2019 filed under Section 127 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 by the petitioner seeking thereby for modification or alteration of the order of maintenance granted at the rate of Rs. 4,000/- per month in a proceeding instituted under Section 125 of the CrPC.

2. By the impugned judgment, the Learned Judge dismissed Criminal Motion No. 68 of 2020 on contest without order as to cost, thereby affirming the order dated 21.12.2019 passed by the Learned Judicial Magistrate, 8th Cour