Sanjay Kumar v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Court No. 11; Criminal Revision No. 850 of 2025; Sanjay Kumar (revisionist) v. State of U.P., Shakuntala Devi, Parul and Prakhar; judges: Saurabh Lavania; challenged Family Court, Ambedkar Nagar order dated 03.06.2025 in Maintenance Petition No.50 of 2022 under Section 125 Cr.P.C. awarding Rs.5,000/- per month to wife and Rs.2,500/- each to two minor children; revision argued wife is an earning lady; Court found wife not working at time of claim and revisionist misled the courts; no interference required; revision dismissed; statutes: Section 19 (4) Family Court Act, 1984; Section 125 Cr.P.C.; no precedents cited; decision date 7.8.2025.
What did the court decide?
At the time of filing of the claim, i.e., Maintenance Petition No. 50 of 2022, the opposite party No.2 (wife) was not working. ¶26