Kartik Sehgal v. State of U.P. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
S. 528 BNSS application; quashing of interim maintenance order; S. 144 BNSS maintenance proceedings; Rs. 8,000 per month interim maintenance; arrears payable in four monthly instalments; stay of recovery/execution proceedings; automatic lapse of interim order on default of payment; final decision within three months; Rajnesh v. Neha guidelines; adjustment of interim payments against final maintenance; Additional Principal Judge (Family Court), Meerut; Criminal Case No. 633/2025; order dated 16.02.2026; Allahabad High Court 2026; Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J.
What did the court decide?
Application under S. 528 BNSS finally disposed of (¶19) without quashing the impugned interim maintenance order. Directions: (i) applicant to pay the entire arrears to Opposite Party No. 2 in four monthly instalments (¶4, ¶11-¶12); (ii) interim maintenance of Rs. 8,000 per month to continue to be paid regularly (¶15); (iii) recovery proceedings under the interim order to remain stayed so long as such payments are made, the interim order to lapse automatically on default (¶16); (iv) trial court to decide the case on merits within three months following the Rajnesh v. Neha procedure, unaffected by this Court's observations (¶17); (v) amounts paid under the interim order to be adjusted against maintenance fixed in the final order (¶18); (vi) Registry directed to forthwith send a copy of the order to the concerned court (¶20).