Mohd Zafar Ahmed v. The State of Telangana
Maintenance – interim maintenance under challenge in quash petition under S.528 BNSS
Case brief
What is this about?
Telangana HC (Tirumala Devi Eada, J.) Crl.P. 4969/2025, decided 25.08.2025: interim maintenance in MC 78/2023 reduced from Rs.15,000/- to Rs.10,000/- per month (wife Rs.7,000/-, minor son Rs.3,000/-) under S.528 BNSS; husband's plea of meager earnings rejected as he held himself out as Software Engineer (YUPP-TV); Rajnesh v. Neha (2021) 2 SCC 324 applied; S.498-A IPC complaint and DVC case referenced; payment by 10th of every month.
What did the court decide?
Criminal Petition partly allowed: order dated 28.02.2025 in M.P.No.418 of 2024 in M.C.No.78 of 2023 modified, reducing interim maintenance from Rs.15,000/- to Rs.10,000/- per month (Rs.7,000/- to respondent No.2/wife and Rs.3,000/- to respondent No.3/son), payable on or before the 10th of every month; miscellaneous applications pending, if any, stood closed. ¶¶45