IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

130 CRM-M-57187-2025 (O&M)

Date of decision: 13.10.2025 SUKHWINDER KUMAR PETITIONER VERSUS JYOTI RANI AND ANOTHER RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINI SINGH NAGPAL Present: Mr. Deepak Aggarwal, Advocate for the petitioner.

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Shalini Singh Nagpal, J.

1. Petition under Section 528 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (B.N.S.S.), 2023 has been filed for setting aside order dated 18.08.2025 of learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Pehowa in a complaint under Section

12 of The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.

2. Facts relevant for disposal of the petition are that an application under Section 125 Cr.P.C. was filed by the respondents-wife and minor child, seeking maintenance allowance from the husband, petitioner before this Court. The application was allowed ex parte on 28.02.2019 by learned ₹

Principal Judge, Family Court, Kurukshetra. A sum of 5,000/- per month ₹ ₹

was awarded to the wife and the child ( 3,000/- to the wife and 2,000/- to the child) with effect from the date of filing of the application besides ₹

5,500/- as litigation expenses. A petition under Section 12 of The Protection of Women from Domest