1 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WP227 No. 88 of 2026 1 - Smt. Jyoti Mishra W/o Ankit Tiwari Aged About 26 Years R/o New Sarkanda Jabda Para Gali, No. 03, Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - Ankit Tiwari S/o Rakesh Tiwari Aged About 32 Years R/o Villa 41, Salasaar Green Sarena Thana D.D. Nagar District- Raipur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Pooja Loniya, Advocate For Respondent(s) : None Hon'ble Shri Justice Sachin Singh Rajput Order On Board 22.01.2026 1. This writ petition has been filed seeking a relief that an application under Section 125 Cr.PC for grant of maintenance filed by the petitioner before the Principal Judge, Family Court Bilaspur C.G. (for short ‘Family Court’) may be decided at the earliest. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner filed an application under Section 125 of the Cr.PC before the Family Court which was registered as MJC No. 377/2022. the said application was filed on 23.03.2022. The application for grant of interim maintenance during pendency of the said application was also rejected by the learned Family Court, Bilaspur. As the petition is pending since 2022, the learned Family may be directed to conclude the same within a reasonable period of time. HIFZURRAHMAN ANSARI Digitally signed by HIFZURRAHMAN ANSARI Date: 2026.01.23 15:50:51 +0530 2 3. In view of the aforesaid submission and taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and also considering that application for grant of maintenance was filed on 23.03.2022, it is directed that the learned Family Court, Bilaspur would make an earnest endeavour to decide the said application expeditiously, preferably within a period of 8 months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 4. With the above observations, the writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Sachin Singh Rajput) Judge H.Ansari