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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

% Date of Decision: December 18, 2025 + CRL.REV.P.(MAT.) 578/2025 & CRL.M.A.

37891/2025, CRL.M.A. 37892/2025, CRL.M.A.

37893/2025

SH ANKIT KUMAR .....Petitioner

Through: Mr. Rahul Thakur, Adv.

(through VC)

versus

MS SONAM .....Respondent

Through:

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN

AMIT MAHAJAN, J. (Oral)

1. By the present petition, the petitioner challenges the order dated 14.07.2025 (hereafter ‘the impugned order’) passed by the learned Judge, Family Court, Saket Court, New Delhi in MT No. 402/2023 whereby the learned Family Court in an application preferred by the respondent under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (‘CrPC’) directed the petitioner to pay interim maintenance of ₹12,000/- per month to

the respondent.

2. The learned Family Court considered the bank statement of the petitioner along with his income affidavit. It was noted that from the bank statement filed by the petitioner from the year

2021 to the year 2024, it transpired that apart from a fixed salary, there was also a regular inflow of money in the account of the petitioner. It was noted that the money transfers in the account of the petitioner were by way of U