Kalpesh Shamkant Jalatkar vs Trupti Kalpesh Jalatkar… — Maintenance and Alimony | Bombay HC (2026)

Kalpesh Shamkant Jalatkar vs Trupti Kalpesh Jalatkar… — Maintenance and Alimony | Bombay HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Interim directions only, revision not finally decided: petitioner to deposit Rs.95,000/- in Court within four weeks without default; petitioner to pay monthly maintenance of Rs.8,000/- (Rs.5,000/- to wife and Rs.3,000/- to daughter) on or before the 10th day of each month; payments w.e.f. 01.04.2026 with compliance from April, 2026; matter stood over to 22.04.2026.

Issue for consideration

Whether the Trial Court's maintenance award (Rs.5,000/- per month to the wife and Rs.3,000/- per month to the daughter), to which the petitioner took exception only as to quantum, should be interfered with in revision, and whether the petitioner should be given an opportunity to put forth his case before the Trial Court. +1 more

Ratio / Principle

Petitioner directed to deposit an amount of Rs.95,000/- in this Court within a period of four weeks from the date of the order, without any default.

Key takeaways

Petitioner to pay monthly maintenance of Rs.8,000/- (Rs.5,000/- to the wife and Rs.3,000/- to the daughter) regularly, on or before the 10th day of each month.ratio¶¶22
Payment of maintenance to be made w.e.f. 01.04.2026; petitioner to commence compliance with the directions to pay maintenance from the month of April, 2026.ratio¶¶23
Matter stood over (adjourned) to 22.04.2026; the revision was not finally decided on merits.ratio

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Interim order in Criminal Revision Application No. 213 of 2025 (High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad Bench; Ajit B. Kadethankar J.; 25.03.2026) against a Trial Court direction under Section 125 CrPC to pay monthly maintenance of Rs.5,000/- to the wife and Rs.3,000/- to the minor daughter, effective from 29.04.2024. The petitioner, having not filed a written statement before the Trial Court, challenged only the quantum and sought an opportunity to put forth his case, along with a request for mediation. The High Court, without deciding the revision on merits, directed the petitioner to deposit Rs.95,000/- in Court within four weeks without default, and to continue paying monthly maintenance of Rs.8,000/- (Rs.5,000/- wife + Rs.3,000/- daughter) by the 10th of each month from April, 2026; matter adjourned to 22.04.2026.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD

CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO. 213 OF 2025

Kalpesh Shamkant Jalatkar VERSUS

Trupti Kalpesh Jalatkar @ Trupti Suklal Mistari

Mr. P. H. Patil, Advocate for Applicant Mr. S. A. Nimbalkar h/f Ms. Megha B. Vaishnav, Advocate for Respondent

CORAM : AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, J. DATED : 25^TH MARCH, 2026

ORDER :-

. The matter has arisen out of the proceedings filed by the respondent under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The relation between the parties is not disputed by the petitioner. The respondent no.1 is wife while the respondent no.2 is minor daughter of the petitioner. Due to marital discord in between the petitioner and the respondent no.1, the respondents were constrained to file 125 proceedings for maintenance before the Trial Court.

In the Trial Court, the petitioner chose not to file written statement. As such, the Trial Court was constrained to proceed with the trial. After assessing the evidence on record

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and by recording reasons, the Trial Court directed the petitioner to pay monthly maintenance worth Rs.5,000/- to the respondent no.1/wife and Rs.3,000/- to the respondent no.2/daughter. The said directions are to be implemented from the date of filing of the petition w.e.f.29.04.2024.

The petitioner who was respondent in the Trial Court has assailed the findings rendered by the Trial Court vide the present Revision Application.

Mr. P. H. Patil, Learned Counsel for the petitioner would submit that it was a bonafide inadvertence on the part of the petitioner to fail to participate the trial proceedings. He would submit that the petitioner was and is ready to discharge his responsibility towards the respondents. However he has exception as regards to the quantum of maintenance. He would submit that if an opportunity is granted to the petitioner to putforth his side before the Trial Court, he would convince the Court as regards to his liability.

Notice was issued by this Court and the respondents have caused the appearance through Mr. S. A. Nimbalkar h/f Ms. Megha B. Vaishnav, learned Counsel.

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The petitioner undertakes to deposit 50% of the arrears amount and also undertakes to pay the monthly maintenance regularly to the respondents on or before 10^th day of each month.

Mr. P. H. Patil, learned Counsel for the petitioner further requests to relegate the parties for mediation.

In view of the submissions made by the petitioner, the petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs.95,000/- in this Court within a period of four weeks from today without any default. 9. The petitioner undertakes not to seek any adjournment or extension for such deposit. Thereafter, the petitioner shall pay regularly monthly maintenance of Rs.8,000/- (R.5,000/to wife and Rs.3,000/- to the daughter) on or before 10^th day of each month.

The payment shall be made w.e.f. 01^st April, 2026. As such, the petitioner shall commence compliance with the directions to pay maintenance from the month of April, 2026.

Stand over to 22.04.2026.

( AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, J. )

Rushikesh/2026