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NABAJYOTI BORAH v. RIMPI KATAKI

Crl.Rev.P./295/2025 · 2026-02-19

Rajesh Mazumdar

Transfer Petitionbody2025

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Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010169142025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Crl.Rev.P./295/2025 NABAJYOTI BORAH S/O JAGAT CHANDRA BORAH R/O VILL DEKASUNDAR PS AND PO JAMUGURIHAT DIST SONITPUR ASSAM PIN 784114 VERSUS RIMPI KATAKI D/O PULIN KATAKI R/O VILL SUWARI SUBURI PO BESSERIA PS TEZPUR DIST SONITPUR ASSAM PIN 784150 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. M SAIKIA, Advocate for the Respondent : MR. N SAIKIA, MS. N RAI,MR. K K HANDIQUE BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH MAZUMDAR ORDER Date : 20.02.2026 Heard Mr. M. Saikia, learned counsel for the petitioner also heard Mr. K.K. Handique, learned counsel for the respondent. 2. The learned counsel for the parties, upon the matter being taken up, this Court has observed that the learned Trial Court had fixed an amount of Rs.7,000/- as an interim maintenance to be granted to the respondent No.1 the sole respondent herein who is the admitted wife of the petitioner. Page No.# 2/2 3. This Court had initiated discussion as to whether this criminal revision petition requires being kept pending adjudication or whether the parties could come to an understating on the amount of the interim maintenance to be granted. Upon a discussion the learned counsel have agreed that this criminal revision be disposed of by recording that the respondent would not be averse to accepting Rs.5,000/- as an interim maintenance subject to the final maintenance being granted to her on the final disposal of FC Case No. 412/2024. 4. The learned counsel for the respondent has however prayed that liberty may be granted to pray for enhancement in case the necessity so arises. 5. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner also not is averse to paying Rs. 5, 000/- as maintenance for the time being till appropriate adjudication of the FC Criminal Case No. 412/2024 by the learned Trial Court. He prays for liberty to resist the claim for an enhancement if any made by the sole respondent. By consensus reached in this Court, this Criminal Revision Petition is disposed of by directing the petitioner No.1 to continue to deposit the interim maintenance of Rs. 5,000/- in favor of the respondent No.1 in such manner as has been directed in the order dated 03.06.2025. 6. It has been submitted that the case has progressed to some extent. The parties would corporate in the early disposal of the matter. 7. Criminal Revision Petition disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant