Wife sought further enhancement of maintenance against her husband, a retired police officer drawing Rs. 44,279 monthly pension. The High Court held Rs. 5,000 inadequate, modified the Family Court order to Rs. 10,000 per month with arrear payment in instalments.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL REVISION No.1031 of 2018
Arising Out of PS. Case No.- Year-1111 Thana- District-
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Sunita Devi @ Pappu w/o Sri Amrit Singh, D/o Late Sita Ram Singh permanent resident of Nawanagar, P.S. Bidupur, District - Vaishali present resident of Mohalla - Chitragupta Nagar, Bankemens Colony P.S. Patrakar Nagar, District Patna.
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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vijay Kumar Sinha, Adv. Mr. S. K. Bhatnagar, Adv. Mr. Kumar Shivam Sinha, Adv. For the O.P. No. 2 : Mr. Amit Kumar Singh, Adv. Mr. Gaurav Singh Adv. For the State : Mr. Brajendra Nath Pandey, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIBEK CHAUDHURI ORAL ORDER
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Court had directed the Superintendent of Police, Dumka to inquire about the fact as to whether the opposite party no. 2 had got pasted the photograph of some other lady in the name of Sunita Devi showing her his wife in his pension papers. It is also mentioned that the letter annexed with the supplementary affidavit by the petitioner speaks of the fact that the photo pasted on the certificates which have been mentioned, does not tally with the photograph of the petitioner.
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any report as directed by this Court.
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second wife and two children were born in the wedlock between the opposite party no. 2 and his second wife.
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suppressing his second marriage or not. This Court is concerned about the question as to whether the enhanced amount of maintenance at the rate of Rs. 5,000/- per month passed in the order impugned is sufficient for the petitioner or not. Considering the present market price and the need of a person being the wife of a Sub-Inspector according to her status.
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arrear maintenance at an enhanced rate in 24 equal monthly installment, along with the current maintenance allowance.
disposed of.
(Bibek Chaudhuri, J.)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the maintenance enhanced to Rs. 5,000 per month by the Family Court was adequate given the respondent's pension and the petitioner's status.
3 provisions across 3 enactments
Sunita Devi @ Pappu
The State of Bihar
Amrit Singh Constable No. 501
The Superintendent of Police, Dumka Jharkhand
Bibek Chaudhuri
As recorded by the court registry
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