Suman Kumari v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Maintenance enhancement; Section 19(4) Family Courts Act; Section 125 CrPC; 25% of net salary benchmark; Kalyan Dey Chowdhury v. Rita Dey Chowdhury Nee Nandy (2017) 14 SCC 200; net income assessed at Rs. 50,000 per month after statutory deduction; maintenance raised from Rs. 9,000 to Rs. 12,500 per month; arrears from date of filing in 24 monthly installments; employer-directed salary deduction and bank deposit; ASI in CISF gross salary Rs. 64,000; rental income Rs. 50,000; no salary slip produced; Begusarai Family Court Maintenance Case No. 21 of 2023; Principal Judge Family Court Begusarai order dated 25.07.2023; Patna High Court CR. REV. No.557 of 2024; Bibek Chaudhuri, J; decision 28-04-2025.
What did the court decide?
Monthly maintenance enhanced from Rs. 9,000/- to Rs. 12,500/- per month (25% of assessed net income of Rs. 50,000/-), payable within the 7th of each succeeding month from the date of the application (27.01.2023); arrear maintenance from the date of filing to be paid in 24 monthly installments; employer of O.P. No. 2 directed to deduct the amount from salary and deposit it in the petitioner's bank account.