IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK RPFAM NO.265 of 2023 (An application U/S.19 of the Family Courts Act, 1984).

Sarbeswar Jhapatsingh … Petitioner -versus-

Suchitra Muduli and … Opposite Parties another For Petitioner : Mr. B.B. Choudhury, Advocate For Opposite Parties : Mr. P.C. Jena, Advocate(OP No.1)

CORAM:

JUSTICE G. SATAPATHY F DATE OF HEARING & JUDGMENT:24.02.2025(ORAL)

G. Satapathy, J.

1. This revision is directed against the impugned judgment dated 24.07.2023 passed by learned Judge, Family Court, Khurda passed in Crl.M.P No.336/2018 directing the petitioner-husband to pay a sum of Rs.5,000/- per month each to OP No.1-wife and OP No.2-son towards their maintenance w.e.f. 20.11.2018 in an application under Section 125 CrPC.

2. In the course of hearing, neither of the parties has disputed about non-filing of the disclosure affidavit in terms of the judgment passed by Apex Court in Rajnesh Vrs. Neha and another; (2021) 2 SCC 324, but except for the parties, belonging to Economical Weaker Section (EWS) or living Below Poverty Line (BPL) or are Causal Labourers, filing of such disclosure affidavit is in fact a mandatory requirement for the parties in an application for maintenance