Waseem v. State of U.P. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Criminal Revision No. 4138 of 2025 (Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:140786), decided 19.8.2025 by Subhash Chandra Sharma, J. Waseem (husband, junior advocate) challenged interim maintenance of Rs. 6,000 p.m. to wife Farhana and Rs. 2,000 p.m. to minor son Aahil granted by Principal Judge, Family Court, Gautam Buddh Nagar on 23.05.2025 in Criminal Misc. Case No. 42 of 2021 under Section 144 BNSS/125 Cr.P.C. Grounds raised: wife's alleged illicit relations with brother-in-law; wife's beauty parlor earnings (2019-20 ITR); husband's meagre income; child Aahil now living with father. Court found no evidence of illicit relationship, no current ITR proving wife's present income, held able-bodied husband legally obliged to maintain wife and minor child, and held quantum neither excessive nor more than sufficient; no illegality or impropriety; revision dismissed at admission stage. Keywords: interim maintenance, Section 144 BNSS, Section 125 Cr.P.C., maintenance quantum upheld, dismissal at admission stage.