Thursday, May 18, 2023

Suit for Divorce under Section 2 ( viii ) of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act 1939

 

District : South 24 Parganas.

In the Court of the Learned District Judge, at Alipore, South 24 Parganas.

 

                                                Matrimonial Suit no. _____________of 2018.

 

                                                          In the matter of :

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Ghazala Parveen, Wife of Nasir Hussain, Daughter of           Niamat Ali, of premises being no. 27/1, Dhobia Bagan, P.O.- Kamar hati, P.S.- Belgharia, Kolkata-700056,

                    _____Petitioner.

 

-          Versus –

 

Nasir Hussain, Son of  Shri Ahmed Hussain, residing at premises being no. 3/7/C, M.M. Dutta Road,  P.O.- Budge Buddge,   Police    Station – Budge Budge, Kolkata        – 700 137, District South 24      Parganas.

……Respondent.

 

Suit for Divorce under Section 2 ( viii ), of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act’ 1939.

 

The humble petition of the above named Petitioner Ghazala Parveen, most respectfully;

 

 

 

Sheweth as under :

 

1.   That your petitioner and the respondent are Muslim by religion and are married couple.

 

2.   That your Petitioner is a peace loving and law abiding citizen of India, residing at the above mentioned address, as give in the cause title of this instant application made under section under Section 2 ( viii ), of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act’ 1939 and presently compelled to residing at premises being no. 3/7/C, M.M. Dutta Road,  P.O.- Budge Buddge,   Police Station – Budge Budge, Kolkata        – 700 137, District South 24      Parganas.

 

3.    That your petitioner, is the legally married wife of the respondent, and presently compelled to reside at rented house, as premises being no. 3/7/C, M.M. Dutta Road,            P.O.- Budge Buddge,   Police   Station – Budge Budge, Kolkata        – 700 137, District South 24 Parganas.

 

4.   That the respondent, is husband of your petitioner, having profession of tailoring of garments under name and style M/s. R.K.Tailors, Ahmed Hussain, is father – in – law, Sayeda, is mother – in – law, Anwar Hussain, is brother - in - law, Shabnam, is sister – in – law, all are residing together in a same premises, and having same mess to all, and Razia Bibi,  is  aunty in law and Amjad Ali, is maternal uncle of husband.

 

5.   That the marriage in between the petitioner, and the respondent, was solemnized on 18th day of December’ 2016, at 27/1, Dhobia Bagan, P.O.- Kamar hati, P.S.- Belgharia, Kolkata-700056, according to Muslim rites and customs, in presence of both the family members, and since after her marriage your petitioner started living as the newly wedded wife with other family members within a shared household with her husband and in laws.

 

6.   That immediate after the marriage the petitioner subjected to Violence mentally by the respondent, and the other in laws on the ground of flimsy plea as the family members of the petitioner  unable to provide more costly gifts and articles to the respondent and in-laws, at the time of marriage for which the respondent and other family members regularly abused her with filthy languages on the demand of more valuable gifts, articles and cash money.

 

7.   That after the marriage of your petitioner, her family members arranged in much hardship and given several gold ornaments, furniture, motor cycle, refrigerator, colour TV, washing machine, utensils of brass and others, and Rs. 1,00,000/- ( Rupees One Lakh ) only in Cash, as per the forceful demand of the respondent, and other in-laws of the petitioner.

 

8.   That the marriage between the petitioner and the rtespondent, was negotiable marriage by both the families and the introduction made through matchmaker. The said marriage was socially intimated and organized, and performed in accordance with the Muslim rites and customs. The said marriage also registered in accordance with the prescribed Law, in the state of West Bengal, before the Muslim Registrar of Belghoria, North 24 Parganas, Kolkata-700056, Govt. of West Bengal.

 

9.   At the time of marriage, walima and thereafter so many costly gifts  and articles  have been given by family members, relatives, friends and well wishers of the petitioner.  The followings are the costly gifts and articles given at the marriage ceremony and other occasions.

 

a)              Hero Motor Byke (Xtream Sports)

b)             Washing Machin

c)              Colour T.V. (L.G)

d)             Refrigerator

e)              Home Steaching Machine(Two Pcs.)

f)               Dressing table (Wooden).

g)              Box Khat with gadda, balis & gadda cover

h)             Steel Almirah

i)               Steel Iron Showcase

j)               Ceiling Fan 2 Pcs.

k)             Utensils set(Brass)- 2Pcs. Thala, 4 Pcs. glass, 2Pcs. Handi,     4Pcs. Boul, 1 Pcs. Mug.

l)               Utensils set(Steel)- Full set               

m)            Utensils set(Aluminum)- Full Set.

n)             Dinner set- Bone Chaina (Law Pala)

o)              Mixer Grinder- 1 Pc.

p)             Juicer- 1 Pc.

q)              Hotpot (Outside Fiber, inside steel)

r)              Wall clock- 2 Pcs.

s)              Floor Rug ( Kalin velvet) - 2Pcs.

t)               Bed Sheet- 1 Pcs.

u)             Photo Frame- 6 Pcs.

v)              Dress Materials

w)            Wrist Watch- 1 Pc.

x)              Bride groom Dress Materials.

y)              VIP Brief Case- 2 Pcs.

z)              Big Size Steel box (Trunk)

aa)           Gold Chur- 2Pcs.(Ladies)

bb)                Gold Ear Ring- 2 Pcs.(Ladies)

cc)           Silver Chain- 1 Pc.

dd)                Silver Payel- 2 Pcs.

ee)           Silver Mehendi Chala- 1 Pair.

ff)             Gold Nose Pin- 2 Pcs.

gg)           Toshok - 1 pc.

hh)               Gold Chain- 2 Pcs.(Gents)

ii)             Gold Finger Ring- 2 Pcs.(Gents)

jj)             Silver Finger Ring-1 Pc.(Gents).

 

10.                That on 21-12-2016, being the walima  ceremony has held by the family  members of husband, respondent  herein and whereas the family members of the petitioner / wife also attended on that occasion. In the said occasion, the respondent/ husband and in laws, insulted family members of the petitioner as to desire of more costly gifts and money  and consequently with the intervention  of relatives the things became minimize.

 

11.                That according to Muslim rituals, the entire ceremony has been conducted and soon after marriage the given costly gifts and ornaments as per demand of respondent and his other family members by the family members, and well wishers of the petitioner / wife at the marriage ceremony as well as the walima ceremony conducted in the parental house and matrimonial house consequently, have been taken by the respondent / husband and in laws from the petitioner soon after the ceremony.

 

12.                That the petitioner beg to states that thereafter the next day of walima ceremony i. e. 22.12.2016, the respondent demanding for a bike from the petitioner and started mental torture for the same, in the compelling circumstances, the petitioner contacted with her family members and described the facts and whereas her family members for sake her peace arranged money for purchasing the bike namely Hero motor bike, model no. xtream sports, chassis no. MBLKC12EMGGL00434, engine no. KC12EFGGL00634 has been given to respondent on 26-12-2016 which has been purchased from "RAJA HERO", 16F, B.T. Road, Sukchar Girja, Sodepur, north 24 Parganas though  said bike has been registered in the motor vehicle department in the name of the petitioner. Presently all necessary papers and the said bike are in the custody of the respondent.

 

13.                That the petitioner beg to states that therefore after getting the bike, the respondent again started demanding money for his tailoring business under the name and style M/s. R.K. Tailors, having address Kazi Para Road, naya Bastee, P.S.- Barrackpore, Kolkata-700120 and for that the petitioner was being physically and mentally tortured by the respondent and in laws, therefore in helpless condition and being depressed at the behest of the respondent and other in laws, the petitioner again approached to her family members stating all relevant facts and then and there her family members arranged money collecting from several heads of her family  as of Rs.1,00,000/_ (Rupees one Lakh) only and the said amount has been provided to the respondent on 27.12.2016 by the family members of the petitioner for the expansion of business of the respondent under the name and style M/s. R.K. Tailors, having address Kazi Para Road, naya Bastee, P.S.- Barrackpore, Kolkata-700120.

 

14.                That the petiotioner beg to states that thereafter the respondent started a new story that skin complexion of the aggrieved petitioner is dull and the respondent dissatisfied for that therefore he did not want to sleep with the petitioner, hearing that version the petitioner became more depressed and asked to her husband, the respondent herein - " you married me after seeing me before the marriage ceremony with your other family members again and again and after being satisfied you and your family members decided to make the relationship meant marriage between you and me, therefore  it is irrelevant ". It was midnight, probably 1.00 a.m. on 28-12-2016, the respondent / husband started fist and blow with abusive languages  and asked another Rs.2,00,000/- (Rupees Two Lakh) only  and when the petitioner tried to convince him that her family members have no capacity to give another cash money to the respondent  that time, then the respondent started vigorous physical and mental torture upon the respondent and forcibly driven her out from the bed room and directed her to sleep with parents of the respondent. The petitioner requested respondent more and more to allow her into their bed room but the respondent did not heed. When the petitioner was crying then her brother in law (Deor), Anwar Hussain, Sister in law (Nanad) –Shabnam, awake and feeling disturbance, started beating the petitioner and accompanied by her mother in law and father in law. Anwar Hussain, stroke on the private part of the petitioner in presence of respondent and his family members, while the petitioner raised strongly protest but the respondent did not protect his wife in that compelling circumstances.

 

15.                That the petitionert beg to states that on the next day as on 29.12.2016 the respondent asked the family members of the petitioner to come to matrimonial house of the petitioner and to take her with them. Therefore her sister in law (boudi), Mumtaz Banu and sister Sahjahan came accordingly and tried to convince the respondent / husband and his father, mother and brother and therefore stated that "we could not take Ghazala with us, we arranged marriage for her to continue her conjugal life, not to stay with us", and requested the respondent and in laws to adjust the matter.

 

16.                That the petitioner beg to states that  in the morning on the next day, as on 30.12.2016, the respondent / husband again tortured physically and mentally and driven the petitioner out from her matrimonial house, therefore getting no other way your petitioner asked her sister in laws (Boudi) and consequently she came to her matrimonial house and to see marks of brutality and torture in her body, they became puzzled and therefore her sister in laws tried to dialog with  her husband but her husband respondent herein insulted her sister in laws with abusive languages and threatened her sister in laws by saying that if they did not take the petitioner away from her matrimonial house then the respondent would kill the petitioner. In the compelling circumstances sister in laws of the petitioner brought her to her parental house.

 

17.                Thereafter lastly on 13-12-2017 at about 10 a.m., brother in law (Jamai Babu) of the petitioner, Md. Selim  mate respondent / husband and told that if  he did not return back my stridhan article within seven days then he lodged complaint to the police station against respondent, hearing the decision of Md. Selim, brother in law, the respondent became astonished and threatened Md. Selim, brother in law (Jamai babu) of the petitioner stating- "Tor kon baba achhe, nie asis, kono jinis ferot debo na, police amar kichchu korte parbe na, police ke janale tor bari vangchur kore debo, ami Barrackpore Court er pase thaki". The petitioner and her family members took it casually, but on the same day at about 4 p.m., the respondent, Nasir Hussain, Sister in law - Shabnam, maternal aunt, Razia Bibi, maternal uncle Amjad Ali and brother in law, Anwar Hussain with some unknown persons came to parental house of the petitioner at premises being no. 27/1, Dhobia Bagan, P.O.- Kamar hati, P.S.- Belgharia, Kolkata-700056 and to see them, the petitioner  with her family members welcome them and requested them to be seated in the room but the respondent, husband refused the same and threatened Md. Selim ( brother in law of the petitioner)  that if he, the petitioner and her other family members further claim for stridhan article or to lodge complaint to the police, then they will ruined the family of the petitioner and would kill the petitioner by gang raping. Therefore strong intervention of the vicinity people, they returned back with threat- "Katha ta mone rakhis, tor shali ke tule nie jabo".

 

18.                That your petitioner lodged this fact with the local Police Station, vide Written Complaint through speed post which has been received by the Belgharia Police Station on  21-12-2017, though the Police did not take any steps as to register such complaint as an F.I.R. and to investigate into the matter of complaint and the copy of complaint has been served to the Commissioner of Police, Barrackpore Police Commissioneret, West Bengal Mohila Commission, West Bengal Human Rights Commission and according to track report, all the copies received by the concern authority subsequently.

 

19.                That the respondent caused immense cruelty to the petitioner.

 

20.                That the petitioner never condone the cruel acts of the respondent and your petitioner’s reasonable apprehension in her mind that it would be harmful and injurious for her to live with the respondent as the respondent deserted the petitioner with any reasonable cause.

 

21.                That your petitioner made attempt to restore the marital tie but to no effect and your petitioner is not in a position to start with conjugal life again on a clear state wiping off the unpleasant memories.

 

22.                That at present it is impossible to lead a happy conjugal life with the respondent and the petitioner become panicky and has reasonable apprehension in her mind that it will be harmful or injurious to live together with the respondent.

 

23.                That the petitioner beg to state that as the petitioner belongs from a very poor family, she passes her days in a very tough manners, as more particularly she was not able to earn money in any other ways, and she was dependent on her old aged ailing parents, who have had very peltry amount of earnings. However she passes her day with her parents as per available ability ascertained from her parents.

 

24.                That Since 13-12-2017, to till date the Respondent, never provide any financial help or any other help or protection to protect the modesty of a women, though the respondent, having immovable properties and business and thereby earned handsome money, per month.

 

25.                That the Petitioner further beg to submit that the petitioner have no means and source of any earnings and she living her life at the mercy of her parents.

 

26.                That the Petitioner beg to submit that during the conjugal life since after her marriage was painful and victimized by the acts of Domestic Violence caused by the Respondent, husband and other in-laws members. The petitioner also the victim of domestic violence caused by the respondent, and other in laws member of the petitioner as a result the petitioner sufferings a lot.

 

27.                That your petitioner craves liberty to file all the photocopies, G.D.E., complaint, and other relevant papers and documents along with this petition and rests will be submit during trial for kind perusal of the Learned Court.

 

28.                That your petitioner is entitled to a decree of dissolution of marriage on the ground of cruelty as the behavior and conduct of the respondent injured the petitioner on her body and mind and the respondent has deserted the petitioner since 13-12-2017, Where they lived together and thereafter on all subsequent dates month and last on 13-12-2017, when the respondent has finally driven out the petitioner from his house.

 

29.                That the Cause of action for the present suit has sufficiently arose as on 13-12-2017, and continuing day by day thereafter till the day of presenting the present petition before the Learned Court.

 

30.                That the present petition has not been filed in collusion with the respondent.

 

31.                That the relation between the parties has irretrievably broken down and there is no chance for any reconciliation or re-union between the parties.

 

32.                That for the purpose of the suit the fixed court fees of Rs. 100/- is affixed herewith.

 

33.                That this instant application made bona-fide, by your Petitioner to get appropriate justice in accordance with the Law of land.

 

Under circumstances stated above, it is therefore prayed that your Honour may be pleased to pass :

 

(a)  A Decree for dissolution of marriage on the ground of cruelty as contemplated under the law;

 

(b)  Costs;

 

(c)  Any other relief / reliefs.

 

And / or other order or orders or further order or orders, as your Honour may deem, fit, and proper for the end of justice.

 

And for this act of kindness, your Petitioner, as in duty bound shall ever pray.

 

 

 

 

Documents Relied on by the Petitioner :

 

1.   Marriage certificate, issued by the muslim marriage registrar;

2.   Invoices / bills of the stridhan articles, and others;

3.   G.D.Entry, and Complaint to the Police, and other authority concern;

4.   Other Documents and or papers.

 

 

VERIFICATION

 

I, Ghazala Parveen, being the petitioner herein, do hereby declare that the statements made in paragraph nos. ----- to ---- are true to my knowledge and the rests are my humble submissions before this Learned Court.

I sing this verification on this __________the day of ___________2018 at Alipore Judges’ Court premises.

 

 

Petitioner

Identified by me,

 

Advocate.

 

Prepared in my Chamber,

 

Advocate.

Date : _________________2018.

Place : Alipore Judges’ Court.

 

 

 

 

 

AFFIDAVIT

 

I, Ghazala Parveen, Wife of Nasir Hussain, Daughter of Niamat Ali, aged about __________years, by faith Muslim, by Occupation House Wife, presently compelled to reside at premises being no. 27/1, Dhobia Bagan, P.O.- Kamar hati, P.S.- Belgharia, Kolkata-7000, District South 24 Parganas, do hereby solemnly affirm and says as follows :

 

1.   That I am the Petitioner in the instant suit and am fully conversant with the facts and circumstances of this suit.

 

2.   That the statements made in paragraph nos. ----- to ---- are true to my knowledge and the rests are my humble submissions before this Learned Court.

 

That the statements made above are true to my knowledge and belief.

 

 

 

 

DEPONENT

Identified by me,

 

Advocate.

Prepared in my Chamber,

 

Advocate.

Date : __________________2018.

Place : Alipore Judges’ Court.

 

N O T A R Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VAKALATNAMA

 

District : South 24 Parganas

 

In the Court of Learned District Judge, at Alipore, South 24 Parganas.

 

                             Matrimonial Suit no……………..of 2018.

 

          Ghazala Parveen                                         ………..Petitioner.

 

Versus

 

          Nasir Hussain,                                            ….…Respondent.

 

 

KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I / We Ghazala Parveen, wife of Nasir Hussain, daughter of Late Niamat Ali, presently residing at premises being no. 3/7/C, M.M. Dutta Road,  P.O.- Budge Buddge,   Police Station – Budge Budge, Kolkata         – 700 137, District South 24           Parganas,

 

do hereby constitute and appoint the under mentioned Advocate, Pleader, Vakils, jointly and each of them severally to be pleader of take such steps and proceedings as may be necessary on my / our behalf and for that purpose to make sign, verify and present all necessary petitions, plaints, written statements and other documents and do nominate and appoint or retain senior counsels, vakil, advocates and other persons, lodge and deposits moneys and documents and other papers in the Ld. Court and the same again withdraw and to take out of Court and to obtain or grant as the case may be effectual receipts and discharge for the same and for all moneys which may be payable to me / us in the premises. To enter into compromise with my / our approval and withdraw, all moneys from the court AND GENERALLY  to act in the premises and proceedings arising there out whether by way of execution, review, appeal, or otherwise or in any manner contested there with as effectually and to all intents and purpose as I / We could act if personally present and such substitution and as pleasure to revoke I / We hereby ratifying and agreeing to confirm whatever may be lawfully done by virtue hereof.

In witness whereof this Vakalatnama has been executed by me / us.

 

This the …………………day of ………………2018

 

Sri Ashok Kumar Singh, Advocate. 

 

Sri Anindya Chakraborty, Advocate.

 

Sri Biplab Some, Advocate.

 

at a glance proceeding under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code 1973

 

proceedings under Section 125 Cr.P.C

 

 

Introduction

CHAPER-IX contain sec-125 to 128 cr.p.c laydown the provision relating to the maintenance of wives , children and parents

Nature of provisions u/s 125 CrPC is a social justice legislation. Under Section 125, any of the following persons can claim maintenance.
(a) wife, 
(b) children, 
(c) parents,

 Who are unable to maintain himself or herself

they can claim maintenance by filing an application before the Magistrate.

 

Sec-125 of code of criminal procedure code

 

Person entitled to maintenance

 

WIFE

 

CHILDRENS

(LEGITIMATE OR ILLEGITIMATE)

 

PARENTS

(FATHER  & MOTHER)

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Can a second marriage wife get maintenance

The Code clearly does not define ‘wife’ but states that it includes women who is divorced by or has obtained divorce from her husband and has not re-married.

So, under the definition of wife

·         Legally wedded wife

·         Divorced wife but not a re-married wife

Can claim maintenance u/s-125 cr.p.c.

 

A woman is considered as the “wife” only if her marriage to the man is legally valid. For Hindus, the second wife cannot claim maintenance because a second marriage is forbidden by law and is not recognised as being valid.

A woman is considered as the “wife” only if her marriage to the man is legally valid.

The second wife is entitled to claim maintenance only if the husband concealed his first marriage from her.

Word ‘wife’ includes divorced wife. However, if second wife has not even been married she could not be divorced and second wife cannot claim to be wife of her husband unless it is established that husband was not earlier married to another woman. Divorced woman continues to enjoy status of 'wife' for claiming maintenance u/s 125 CrPC. { D. Velusamy vs. D.Patchaiammal, AIR 2011 SC 479}

In the case of, Mallika and Anr v. P Kulandi , it was held that in case the husband misrepresented his first wife’s death, his second wife, would have the right to maintenance

 

Can a earning wife entitled to maintenance

 

 

Merely because wife was earning something, it would not be a ground to reject her claim for maintenance u/s 125 CrPC. See : Sunita Kachwaha Vs. Anil Kachwaha, AIR 2015 SC 554

Earning wife entitled to maintenance from her husband u/s 125 CrPC : Where the husband had placed material to show that the wife was earning some income, it has been held by the Hon’ble Supreme Court that it is not sufficient to rule out the application of Sec. 125 CrPC. It has to be established that with the amount she earned, the wife was able to maintain herself. Whether the deserted wife was unable to maintain herself, has to be decided on the basis of the material placed on record. Where the personal income of the wife is insufficient, she can claim maintenance u/s 125 CrPC. The test is whether the wife is in a position to maintain her in the way she was used to in the place of her husband. The factual conclusions of the court that the wife is unable to maintain herself cannot be interfered with in the absence of perversity. See : Chaturbhuj Vs. Sita Bai, AIR 2008 SC 530

Can a muslim wife get maintenance u/s 125 cr.p.c.

 

A muslim women can claim maintenance either through muslim law or through cr.p.c..

 

Mohamad Ahmad Khan vs shah Banu Begam ,AIR 1985

 

Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum (1985 SCR (3) 844), commonly referred to as the Shah Bano case, was a controversial maintenance lawsuit in India, in which the supreme court delivered a judgment favoring maintenance given to an aggrieved divorced Muslim woman. Supreme Court concluded that "there is no conflict between the provisions of section 125 and those of the Muslim Personal Law on the question of the Muslim husband's obligation to provide maintenance for a divorced wife who is unable to maintain herself." The Supreme Court invoked Section 125 of Code of Criminal Procedure, which applies to everyone regardless of caste, creed, or religion. It ruled that Shah Bano be given maintenance money, similar to alimony. The Court also regretted that article 44 of the Constitution of India in relation to bringing of Uniform Civil Code in India

In Shamima Bano vs Ashraf Khan (2014) 12 SCC; Denial Latifi vs Union of India (2001) 7 SCC; Khatoon Nisha vs State of U.P. (2014) 12 SCC; it is held by the supreme court of India that the Magistrate could exercise power under section 125 of the code for grant of maintenance in favour of divorced muslim woman.

A divorced Muslim wife can claim maintenance even if the iddat period has passed, but she must not be remarried. 

A Muslim woman can claim maintenance either through Muslim law or through the CrPC. The two laws are very different and are dependent on different conditions.

Muslim Law: For Muslims, the main law on maintenance is The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986(MWPRD Act). This law provides maintenance for women and children ONLY after a divorce. The duty to provide maintenance for her future is on the husband and must be made during the iddat period, explained below.

After this period, if the woman is unable to maintain herself, then a Judge may even ask her family members to pay maintenance.

CrPC: A Muslim wife may ask for maintenance through section 125 of the CrPC at any time. The period of giving maintenance is not just during the iddat period but until the judge thinks appropriate.

Although there exists a separate Muslim law that provides maintenance to divorced Muslim wives, you have the choice to approach a family court under section 125 CrPC. This choice is always available to you irrespective of what your religious laws say. Consider the following differences while you make a choice as to which law you want to proceed under

 

 

an Aggrieved person under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005

 

An aggrieved person under Domestic Violence Act – 2005 is entitled to ‘Monetary Relief ‘u/s 20 (i) of the Act, with a rejoinder therein that such relief may include but is not limited to :-

a)      Loss of earnings

b)      Medical Expenses

c)       The Loss caused due to the destruction, damage or removal of any property from the control of the “Aggrieved Person” and.

d)      The maintenance for the aggrieved person , as well as her children , if any including an order of maintenance u/s 125 of the Cr.P.C or any other law for the time being in force.

The definition of “ monetary relief” as provided u/s 2(K) of the D V Act 2005 reads as under

(K) “Monetary Relief” means the compensation which the magistrate may order the respondent to pay to the “ aggrieved person” at any stage during the hearing of an application, seeking any relief under this act to meet the expenses incurred and losses suffered by the aggrieved person as a result of domestic violence.

The purpose and implication of this section is that any relief claimed should be as a compensation as a results of “domestic violence” only.

The maintainance for the children of the aggrieved person, therefore can’t be ordered by the magistrate as it does not come under this section, even it is claimed by the applicant.

 

To invoke the provisions of Sec 125 of the Cr.P.C and to grant any such maintenance to the children, the conditions of Sec. 125 (4) shall invariably  be fulfilled more over to claim , such relief u/s 125 of the Cr. P.C. the beneficiary children should be invariably and expressly made as a ‘ party’ in the application u/s 12 of the D.V Act 2005, by the “ aggrieved person”.

 

Any relief in the kind of “maintenance” can’t be given suo-moto without making the beneficiaries as the “respondents”

 

So long as the marriage is subsisting a spouse can’t get any maintenance and Sec 125 of the Cr.P.C can’t be invoked. Most importantly accordingly to the Sec. 18 of Hindu adaptations and maintenance Act, a wife’s first duty to the husband is to fulfill her marital obligations and to remain under his roof and protection.

 

Therefore the monetary reliefs u/s (20) of the D V act is temporary in nature and is intended to fulfill the monetary reliefs run concurrently till the disposal of the cases and /or till such losses are fully reimbursed .

 

 

 

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Firishti in a proceeding under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code

 

Bengal Form No. 3309

 

HIGH COURT FORM NO. ( J ) 22

 

LIST OF DOCUMENTS PRODUCED BY                   Plaintif

                                                                                                                        --------

                                                                                                                                                                Defendant

 

Under Order 7, Rule 14 or Order 13, Rule1, Code of Civil Procedure

 

In the Court of the Learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate,

 at Uluberia, Howrah

 

Misc. Case no. 359 of 2023

 

Tithi De Adhikary,                                                         ______Petitioner

-      Versus –

Arnab De,

                                                                                      ______Opposite Party

 

No.

1

Description of Document and Parties to the document

2

Date if any of document in vernacular and in English

3

Dated Signature of Party or pleader

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

List of Documents

 

 

1.   Notice and Petition under Section 125 Cr.P.C. of Tithi De Adhikary, in Misc. Case no. 175 of 2020;

2.   Notice and Petition for interim maintenance under Section 125 Cr.P.C. of Tithi De Adhikary, in Misc. Case no. 175 of 2020;

3.   Summon and Petition for Divorce of the Tithi De Adhikary, in Mat Suit no. 238 of 2020;

4.   Certified Copy of the Order dated 01-02-2021, and the petition for withdrawal, in mat Suit no. 238 of 2020;

5.   Notice and Petition under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, of  Tithi De Adhikary, in Misc. Case no. 174 of 2020;

6.   Notice and petition under Section 23 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, of  Tithi De Adhikary, in Misc. Case no. 174 of 2020;

7.   Order dated 21-08-2021, passed in Misc. Case no. 174 of 2020;

8.   Server Copy of Order no. 10, dated 30/09/2022, passed in Criminal Appeal no. 04 of 2021, by the Learned 2nd Court of the Additional District & Session Judge, Uluberia, Howrah;