HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL REVISION DEFECTIVE No. - 487 of 2025 Court No. - 11 HON'BLE SAURABH LAVANIA, J. (Order on Criminal Misc. Application for condonation of delay/I.A. No.2 of 2025) 1. This criminal revision in terms of Section 19 (4) of the Family Court Act, 1984 (in short "Act of 1984") has been filed challenging the order dated 09.08.2024 passed by the Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Lucknow (in short "Family Court") in Criminal Misc. Case No.1693 of 2022 (Khushmida and others Vs. Mohammad Nisar), whereby the Family Court has awarded the Rs.5,000/- per month as interim maintenance to the respondent Nos. 2 to 5 from the date of application. 2. The brief facts of the case, which are relevant to the view of this Court, for disposal of instant application are as under :- (i) Vide order dated 05.09.2023 passed by the Special Judicial Magistrate, Custom, Lucknow (in short "Magistrate") in Crl. Misc. Case No.6279 of 2022 instituted by Khushmida and three minors ( born out of the wedlock of the revisionist and the opposite party No.2) in terms of Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (in short "D.V. Act"), the Magistrate considering the monthly income of the revisionist as Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) per month from the dairy business directed the revisionist to pay total Rs.10,000/- per month to the opposite party No.2 and minors. The operative portion of the order dated 05.09.2023 is extracted herein under :- "पिरवािदनी द्वारा प्रस्तुतः प्राथर्नापत्र वास्ते अन्तिरम अनुतोष अन्तगर्त धारा-23 (2) घरेलू िहसा से मिहलाओं का संरक्षण अिधिनयम 2005 स्वीकार िकया जाता है। िवपक्षी संख्या-1 को आदेिशत िकया जाता है िक वह प्रत्येक माह की 10 तारीख तक या उससे पहले पिरवािदनी के बच्चों को मु0 6,000/- रूपये (छः हजार रूपये) तथा पिरवािदनी को मु० 4,000/- रूपये (चार हजार रूपये) कु ल रूपये मु० 10,000/- (दस हजार रूपये मात्र) प्रितमाह आदेश की ितिथ से प्रदान करना सुिनिश्चत करें। पत्रावली वास्ते अिग्रम कायर्वाही िदनांक- 10.10.2023 को पेश Versus Counsel for Revisionist(s) : Suresh Kumar Mishra, Ashutosh Mishra, Sudhir Kumar Rai Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Mohammad Nisar .....Revisionist(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And 4 Others .....Opposite Party(s) हो।" (ii) Vide order dated 09.08.2024, the Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Lucknow disposed of the application preferred by opposite party Nos.2 to 5 namely Khushmida wife of the revisionist, Rufida, Hawwa and Adnan (minors born out of the wedlock of the revisionist and opposite party No.2) disposed of the application seeking interim maintenance in the proceedings instituted under Section 125 Cr.P.C. registered as Criminal Misc. Case No. 169 of 2022 (Khushmida and others Vs. Mohd. Nishar). (iii) According to the order dated 09.08.2024, the revisionist is under obligation to pay Rs.2000/- per month to the opposite party No.2 and Rs.1000/- per month each to the opposite party Nos. 3 to 5. (iv) This order further indicates that any amount which is being paid in terms of the order in other proceedings would be adjusted. The operative portion of the order dated 09.08.2024 is extracted herein under :- "वािदनी का प्राथर्ना पत्र ग-4 वास्ते अन्तिरम भरण पोषण आंिशक रूप से स्वीकार िकया जाता है। िवपक्षी को आदेिशत िकया जाता है िक वह वािदनी सं0-1 खुशमीदा को मु0 2,000/- रूपये (दो हजार रूपये), वािदनी सं0-2 रूफीदा को मु० 1,000 /- रूपये ( एक हजार रूपये), वािदनी सं0-3 हव्वा को मु0 1,000/- रूपये ( एक हजार रूपये) एवं वादी सं0-4 अदनान को मु० 1,000/-रूपये ( एक हजार रूपये) अन्तिरम भरण पोषण के रूप प्रत्येक माह की 10 तारीख तक यािचका प्रस्तुत करने की ितिथ से प्रदान करें। अंतिरम भरण पोषण की धनरािश प्रत्येक अंग्रेजी माह की 10 तारीख तक देय होगी। अवशेष धनरािश वािदनी को िवपक्षी अंदर पाँच माह अदा करे। िवपक्षी द्वारा यिद पूवर् से िकसी अन्य वाद में भरण पोषण के रूप में कोई धनरािश अदा की जा रही है, तो वह इस वाद में िदये गये अन्तिरम भरण-पोषण की धनरािश में समायोिजत की जाये। िवपक्षी द्वारा उपरोक्त धनरािश अदा नहीं करने पर वािदनी प्राथर्ना पत्र प्रस्तुत कर उक्त धनरािश प्राप्त करने की अिधकािरणी होगी। प्राथर्ना पत्र प्रस्तुत करने पर िवपक्षी द्वारा अदायगी ना िकये जाने पर वह प्रत्येक चूक के िलए एक मास के कारावास से दिण्डत िकया जा सकता है तथा भरण-पोषण की धनरािश अथर्दण्ड की भाँित वसूल की जा सकती है। पत्रावली वास्ते साक्ष्य वािदनी िदनाँक 11.09.2024 को पेश हो।" 3. It is to be noted that under challenge is the order passed by the Family Court, indicated above. It is also to be noted, as stated, that the till date only Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty Thousand only) has been provided to the opposite party Nos. 2 to 5. 4. The Instant criminal revision has been filed along with an application seeking condonation of delay of 366 days in filing the criminal revision. To condone the delay, the following averments have been made in the affidavit filed in support of the application seeking condonation of delay. "3. That the aforesaid delay of 366 days have been occurred due to arranging the sufficient money of the expenses to be incurred upon in filing the instant Criminal Revision. CRLRD No. 487 of 2025 2 4. That deponent is milkman having a very low income. 5. That due to the aforesaid reasons, the delay of 366 days in filing the instant Criminal Revision has been held." 5. Upon due consideration of above quoted paragraphs of the affidavit, this court is of the firm view that in fact no explanation has been given for condoning the huge delay of 366 days. 6. In view of the aforesaid, as also that the meager amount has been awarded by the Family Court towards the interim maintenance, this court finds that the application seeking condonation of delay is liable to be rejected. Accordingly, the application for condonation of delay is rejected. (Order on the Memo of Criminal Revision) Since the application for condonation of delay has been rejected, accordingly, the criminal revision cannot survive and the same is also rejected. September 23, 2025 ML/- CRLRD No. 487 of 2025 3 (Saurabh Lavania,J.) Digitally signed by :- MUNNA LAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench