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Md. Saukat @ Md. Saukat Ansari @ Shaukat Ansari v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC12 Jan 2024CR. REV./778/2019

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Revision against quantum of maintenance of Rs.6,000 per month awarded to wife and minor child under Section 125 Cr.P.C. Court held a daily wage labourer earning about Rs.12,000 monthly owes one-third income, reduced maintenance to Rs.4,000 per month and modified the Family Court order.

What did the court decide?

Maintenance reduced from Rs.6,000 to Rs.4,000 per month: Rs.2,500 for wife and Rs.1,500 for minor child from date of application; impugned order on quantum set aside and order dated 28.02.2019 modifie

Md. Saukat @ Md. Saukat Ansari @ Shaukat Ansari Vs The… — Maintenance and Alimony | Patna HC (2024)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL REVISION No.778 of 2019

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.- Year-0 Thana- District- Sitamarhi

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Md. Saukat @ Md. Saukat Ansari @ Shaukat Ansari Son of Md. Akbar Resident of Village - Pachnaur Garawa Tola, P.S.- Belsand, District - Sitamarhi

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar

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Margina Khatoon Wife of Md. Saukat @ Md. Saukat Ansari @ Shaukat Ansari Residing at Village - Siyari, P.S.- Nanpur, District - Sitamarhi

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Gajala Khatoon Daughter of Md. Saukat @ Md. Saukat Ansari @ Shaukat Ansari Under guardianship of O.P. No. 2, Residing at Village - Siyari, P.S.Nanpur, District - Sitamarhi

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... ... Respondent/s

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Appearance :

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For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Uday Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, APP

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIBEK CHAUDHURI ORAL ORDER

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3 12-01-2024

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

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Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

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Quantum of maintenance granted in favour of the opposite party no.2 in Miscellaneous Case No.184 of 2014/C.I.S. No.416 of 2014 under Section 125 of Cr.P.C. by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Sitamarhi is under challenge in the instant revision. The Court below directed the petitioner to pay maintenance to the opposite party no.2 at the rate of Rs.4,000/- per month and Rs.2,000/- per month to their minor child, total being Rs.6,000/- per month.

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It is submitted by the learned advocate for the petitioner that the Trial Court failed to consider that the petitioner

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Patna High Court CR. REV. No.778 of 2019(3) dt.12-01-2024 2/2

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is a daily wage labourer. It is absolutely false to state by the opposite party no.2 that the petitioner is a Civil Contractor and earns Rs.30,000/- to Rs.40,000/- per month. The petitioner being a labourer does not have regular income, therefore, it is not possible for him to pay Rs.6,000/- per month towards maintenance allowance.

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Even if the petitioner is a daily wage labourer he is under obligation to maintain his wife and child. If he is a daily wage labourer his minimum income may be ascertain as Rs.12,000/- per month, considering the minimum wage of a daily labourer at the rate of Rs.400/- per day.

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The petitioner is under obligation to pay 1/3rd of his income for the maintenance of his wife and minor child. Therefore, the impugned order so far as it relates to quantum of maintenance is set aside and quashed. Accordingly, the revision application is allowed.

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The petitioner is directed to pay Rs.2500/- per month for the maintenance of his wife and Rs.1500/- per month for the maintenance of their minor child, total being Rs.4,000/per month from the date of the filing of the application.

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The order of maintenance dated 28.02.2019 is thus

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modified.

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(Bibek Chaudhuri, J)

Md. Saukat @ Md. Saukat Ansari @ Shaukat Ansari v. The State of Bihar

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