Sh Dev Tyagi v. the State
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.(CRL) 1266/2023, decided 23.09.2025, Delhi High Court, Sanjeev Narula, J. Keywords: interim maintenance; DV Act 2005; Sections 12, 19, 20(1)(d), 23; adverse inference; suppression of income; guesswork/fair estimation; unexplained bank deposits from relatives; paper publication disowning son; Class-I legal heir observation; residence/alternate accommodation; rent in lieu; school fees; able-bodied husband; wife's earning capacity; Rajnesh v. Neha (2021) 2 SCC 324; Bharat Hegde v. Saroj Hegde 2007 SCC OnLine 622; Chaturbhuj v. Sita Bai (2008) 2 SCC 316; Shamima Farooqui (2015) 5 SCC 705; Anju Garg 2022 SCC OnLine SC 1314; Article 226; Section 482 CrPC; expeditious trial; 60-day disposal; Delhi Saket Courts.
What did the court decide?
Petition dismissed; impugned orders left undisturbed; Trial Court directed to expedite the trial and discourage unnecessary adjournments, with liberty to both parties to prove actual income and liabilities at trial.