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RATI PAL v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN.SECY. DEPTT. OF HOME LUCKNOW and ANR.

CRLR/1406/2019 · 2025-08-26

Saurabh Lavania

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL REVISION No. - 1406 of 2019 Court No. - 11 HON'BLE SAURABH LAVANIA, J. Case called out. No one appeared on behalf of the revisionist to press this revision. However, Sri Ajay Kumar Srivastava, learned AGA is present in the Court. Taking note of the nature of dispute involved and also the age of litigation and the parties, this Court proceeded to decide the instant revision on merits with the assistance of learned AGA. By means of instant revision, the revisionist/Rati Pal, aged about 67 years at the time of filing of the instant revision i.e. on 19.10.2019, has challenged/impeached the order dated 05.07.2019 passed by the Principal Judge, Family Court, Faizabad now Ayodhya (in short "Family Court") in Criminal Misc. Case No. 228 of 2005 (Smt. Usha Devi vs. Rati Pal) instituted in terms of Section 125 Cr.P.C. It is to be noted that vide order dated 05.07.2019, the Family Court awarded Rs. 800/- per month to the opposite party No. 2/Smt. Usha Devi towards maintenance from the date of preferring the application under Section 125 Cr.P.C. i.e. on 13.12.2005 to the date of final order i.e. 05.07.2019 and also awarded her Rs. 1500/- per month towards maintenance from the date of final order dated 05.07.2019. The operative portion of the order dated 05.07.2019 reads as under:- "प्रािथनी द्वारा प्रस्तुत भरण पोषण प्राथर्नापत्र धारा 125द०प्र०सं० आंिशक रूप से स्वीकार िकया जाता है। िवपक्षी Versus Counsel for Revisionist(s) : Pramod Kumar Singh, Hari Shanker Tewari Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Govt. Advocate, Arvind Kumar Pathak Rati Pal .....Revisionist(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin.Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lucknow And Anr. .....Opposite Party(s) रतीपाल को आदेिशत िकया जाता है िक वह वाद प्रस्तुत करने के िदनांक 13.12.2005 से िनणर्य के िदनांक 05.07.2019 तक प्रािथनी श्रीमती ऊषादेवी को मु० 800/-रूपये (आठ सौ सौ रूपये) प्रितमाह तथा िनणर्य के िदनांक से प्रािथनी श्रीमती ऊषादेवी को भरण पोषण हेतु मु० 1500/- रूपये (एक हजार पाँच सौं रूपये) प्रितमाह जीवनपयर्न्त या दूसरी शादी करने तक (इसमें से जो पिहले हो) प्रितमाह की दर से अदा करें। िवपक्षी को यह भी आदेिशत िकया जाता है िक वह प्रत्येक माह देय रािश उस माह की पन्द्रह तारीख तक अदा करे तथा िदनांक 13.12.2005 से िनणर्य के िदनांक तक की देय भरण पोषण रािश में से भी मु01,000/-रुपये (एक हजार रूपये) आवेिदका को तब तक अदा करें जब तक बकाया धनरािश का भुगतान पूणर् नहीं हो जाता। प्रािथनी द्वारा यिद कोई अन्तिरम भरण पोषण की कोई रािश: प्राप्त की जा रही है तो वह इसमें समायोिजत होगी।" Taking note of the aforesaid meagre amount awarded by the Family Court to the opposite party No. 2 vide order under challenge dated 05.07.2019 and also the findings recorded by the Family Court on the issue Nos. 1 to 5 framed therein more particularly on issue Nos. 2 and 4, as per which, under compelling circumstances on account of ill-treatment by the revisionist, the opposite party No. 2 was compelled to live separately, this Court finds that the instant revision is liable to be dismissed. It is accordingly dismissed. August 26, 2025 Arun/- CRLR No. 1406 of 2019 2 (Saurabh Lavania,J.) Digitally signed by :- ARUN KUMAR GANGWAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench