Jitendra Pandurang Patil v. Poonam Jitendra Patil and Another
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2024:BHC-AUG:12673 | Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench | CRL.W.P. No. 101/2024 | Decided 27-06-2024 | Shivkumar Dige J. (single judge) | Subject: enhancement of interim maintenance under Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 upheld; criminal writ petition dismissed | Parties: Jitendra Pandurang Patil (petitioner-husband; Adv. Pramod P. Dhorde) v. Poonam Jitendra Patil and another (wife and son; Adv. Mangesh G. Patil) | Impugned order: Addl. Sessions Judge, Amalner, dt. 15.09.2023 in PWDVA Appeal No. 2 of 2023 raising maintenance from Rs.5,000/- to Rs.15,000/- (respondent No.1/wife) and Rs.3,000/- to Rs.5,000/- (respondent No.2/son) | Court's reasoning: present inflation, educational expenses, petitioner's salary above Rs.80,000/- p.m., obligation to maintain wife and son, consistency with accustomed standard of living | Outcome: writ petition dismissed; no cases or sections beyond PWDVA 2005 invoked.