Nitika Tiwari v. Sishir Chandra Shekhar
Case brief
What is this about?
C.M.P. No. 439 of 2025, High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi, Order No.06 dated 10.11.2025, single judge Gautam Kumar Choudhary. Subject: discharge of witness from cross-examination in divorce suit (Original Suit No.14/2023, Section 13(i) Hindu Marriage Act, 1955) before Family Court, Bokaro; prayer to defer cross-examination till payment of interim maintenance (Section 24, HMA 1955) rejected. Keywords: cross-examination; witness discharged; examination-in-chief read into evidence; deposition as evidence; matrimonial dispute; no adjournment; delay/procrastination of trial; alleged false FIR Section 498A IPC; interim maintenance. Outcome: petition allowed; final opportunity to cross-examine on 09.12.2025; discharge upon refusal; pending IA disposed. No precedent cases cited; no monetary amount stated.
What did the court decide?
Civil miscellaneous petition allowed; petitioner given an opportunity to cross-examine the opposite party; case to be listed before the Family Court on 09.12.2025 with no adjournment to be granted; if the petitioner's counsel refuses to cross-examine, the witness will be discharged; pending interlocutory application, if any, disposed of.