Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 449 Cal
Judgement Date : 16 January, 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
CRIMINAL REVSIONAL JURISDICTION
APPELLATE SIDE
The Hon'ble JUSTICE BIBEK CHAUDHURI
CRR 4686 of 2022
Priyanka Bhakta
-Vs-
Anirban Bhakta
For the Petitioner: Ms. Trisha Rakshit, Adv.
For the Opposite Party:
Heard on: 16th January, 2023.
Judgment on: 16th January, 2023.
BIBEK CHAUDHURI, J. : -
1.
This is an application for expeditious disposal of Misc. Case No. 12
of 2021 arising out of an application under Section 125 of the Cr.P.C.
filed by the petitioner pending before the Learned Judicial Magistrate, 2nd
Court, Barrackpore.
2. It is submitted by the learned advocate for the petitioner that
marriage of the parties was registered on 5th May, 2008 under the Hindu
Marriage Act and out of the wedlock a female child was born on 25th
February, 2012. The petitioner was tortured by her in-laws for demand of
dowry and abused her with filthy languages. She was compelled to make
a written complaint before the local gram panchayat which was later
resolved. The opposite party is having extramarital affair and deserted the
petitioner and her child. Finding no other alternative, the petitioner filed
an application under section 125 being no. Misc. case 241 of 2013 where
the petitioner was granted interim maintenance of Rs. 6000 by an order
dated 21st April, 2014. Thereafter the case was dismissed for non-
prosecution in the year 2019. The petitioner on September, 2021 filed an
application under section 125(3) Cr. P.C. and the learned court below
granted several adjournments. The next date of hearing has been fixed on
1st April, 2023.
3. Under such circumstances, petitioner has prayed for expeditious
disposal of the case.
4. In view of such circumstances, the instant revision is disposed of
directing the Learned Court below to dispose of the case as expeditiously
as possible.
5. With the above direction the instant revision is disposed of.
(Bibek Chaudhuri, J.)
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