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Judgment delivered on: 30^th April, 2019

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LOPAMUDRA KONWAR BHUYAN & ANR

..... Petitioners

versus

SURAJIT SINGH

..... Respondent

Advocates who appeared in this case:

For the Petitioner : Mr.Mayank Wadhwa with Ms.Kritika Nagpal, Advs.

For the Respondents: Ms.Madhusmita Bora with Mr.Bijoy Kumar Pradhan,

Advs.

CORAM:-

HON’BLE MR JUSTICE SANJEEV SACHDEVA

JUDGMENT

SANJEEV SACHDEVA, J

1.

Petitioners impugns order dated 14.09.2015 whereby the trial

court, under section 125 Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.), held

that Petitioner No. 1 – wife was not entitled to any maintenance and

directed Respondent to pay maintenance @ Rs.10,000/- per month to

Petitioner No. 2 – minor child from the date of the order till she

attains the age of majority.

2.

Marriage between the parties was solemnized on 23.06.2002

under the Special Marriage Act and a female child was born from the

wedlock on 07.03.2004. It is alleged that Petitioner No. 1 was forced

to leave her matrimonial house on 03.04.2005 on account of being

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mentally and