HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA * * * *

CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.382 of 2025 Between:

Sai Kiran Vishwagna Saraph ...Petitioner and Ravula Jyothi and another … Respondent DATE OF JUDGMENT PRONOUNCED: 27.10.2025 THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE RENUKA YARA

1. Whether Reporters of Local Yes/No newspapers may be allowed to see the Judgments?

2. Whether the copies of judgment may Yes/No be marked to Law Reporters/Journals?

3. Whether Their Ladyship/Lordship wish Yes/No to see the fair copy of the Judgment?

___________________ RENUKA YARA, J IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT: HYDERABAD * THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE RENUKA YARA + CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.382 OF 2025 % Delivered on: 27-10-2025 Between # Sai Kiran Vishwagna Saraph ...Petitioner And $ Ravula Jyothi … Respondent ! Counsel for Petitioner : Sri M.D.Yakub Ali ^ Counsel for Respondent No.1: Sri Vadlakonda Ravi Kumar Reddy ^ Counsel for Respondent No.2: Assistant Public Prosecutor < Gist :

> Head Note :

? Cases Referred : 1. 1981 CriLJ 110

2. 2000 SCC OnLine MP 580

3. LAWS (ALL) 1976 3 1 4. LAWS (KAR) 1980 2 8 THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE RENUKA YARA Criminal Revision Case No.382 of 2025

ORDER:

Heard Sri M.D.Yakub Ali, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Vadlakonda Ravi Kumar Reddy, learned counsel for respondent No.1 and learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for respondent No.2/State.

2. This Criminal Revision Case is preferred by the petitioner/respondent aggrieved by the order passed by the learned Judge, Family Court-cum-IV Additional District and Sessions Judge at Karimnagar in F.C.M.C.No.14 of 2021, dated 14.02.2025, wherein, the said petition was allowed in part directing the petitioner herein to pay monthly maintenance at Rs.12,000/- to the respondent herein on or before 5^th of every succeeding month from the date of filing of the petition excluding the payment of interim maintenance amount paid if any to the respondent. The petitioner herein was further directed to pay the arrears of maintenance in three equal instalments within three months from the date of order.

3. The events leading to the filing of Maintenance Case are that the petitioner and respondent were married on 09.08.2020 at Karimnagar Town as per Hindu rites and customs. Thereafter, the respondent was subjected to physical and mental cruelty with a demand for additional dowry of Rs.20,00,000/-. In addition, there was pressure on the respondent to purchase Flat at Hyderabad in the name of the petitioner. Further, the petitioner was addicted to alcohol used to return home at late hours and subjected the respondent to physical and mental cruelty under the effect of physical intoxication. In this context, disputes arose leading to filing of Crime No.78 of 2021 on the file of W.P.S, Karimnagar for the offences punishable under Section 498-A, 420, 506 of I.P.C and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. The respondent is a helpless lady dependent upon her parents and incurring Rs.20,000/- per month for her food, clothes, medicines. Whereas, the respondent is working as Product Manager in Byjus group and earning Rs.16,00,000/- per annum.

4. It is the claim of the petitioner that he is unemployed that never subjected the respondent to physical and mental cruelty, never intimidated the respondent and her family members with dire consequences. Further, it is the case of the petitioner the respondent is an educated lady having pursued B.Tech and working for multinational companies. The petitioner lost his job at Byjus due to the propaganda of father of the respondent and therefore, he cannot provide any maintenance.

5. After considering the case of both the parties, the learned Trial Judge has awarded monthly maintenance of Rs.12,000/- with arrears of maintenance to be paid in three equal installments within a period of three months. Aggrieved by the same, the present criminal revision case is preferred.

6. In the grounds of revision, it is pleaded that the respondent has chosen to leave the matrimonial house