1. By way of this revision petition, the petitioner impugns order dated 30.03.2024 [hereafter ‘impugned order’] passed by the learned Family Court-02, South-East District, Saket Courts, Delhi [hereafter ‘Family Court’] in M.T. No. 43/2021, vide which the petitioner was directed to pay a total amount of ?20,000/- per month as interim maintenance – comprising ?15,000/- per month towards the respondent-wife and ?5,000/- per month towards their minor son – with effect from the date of filing of the petition.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

2. The brief facts necessary for adjudication are that the petitioner and the respondent were married on 03.10.2019 according to Muslim rites and customs. The factum of marriage is not in dispute between the parties. In January 2021, the respondent-wife instituted a petition under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure , 1973 [hereafter ‘Cr.P.C.’], alleging that after the marriage, when she began residing at her matrimonial home in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, the conduct of the petitioner-husband and his family members, including his parents, changed drastically. It was alleged that they subjected her to physical assault, verbal abu