Murshed v. State of U.P. and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Criminal Revision No. 4493 of 2025, Murshed vs. State of U.P. and 2 others, decided 19.8.2025 by Justice Subhash Chandra Sharma. Revision against Family Court No.1, Muzaffarnagar interim maintenance order dated 10.06.2025 under Section 125 Cr.P.C. (Rs.3,000/- p.m. wife + Rs.2,000/- p.m. minor daughter, total Rs.5,000/- p.m. from 03.09.2024). Revisionist's plea for set-off of Rs.49,000/- paid by cheque under an out-of-court compromise (talak, Mehar and maintenance; compromise paper no.30kha/2) rejected in view of Section 28 of the Indian Contract Act; revision dismissed. Keywords: interim maintenance, set-off, adjustment, compromise, mehar, talak, Section 125 Cr.P.C., Section 28 Indian Contract Act, Family Court Muzaffarnagar.
What did the court decide?
Since the compromise (paper no.30kha/2) regarding pronouncement of talak and payment of Rs.49,000/- through cheque as Mehar and maintenance was not accepted by the learned trial court as being against the provisions of Section 28 of the Indian Contract Act, the amount so paid through the compromise cannot be ordered to be adjusted against the maintenance awarded under Section 125 Cr.P.C.