Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 567 Tel
Judgement Date : 3 February, 2023
HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE G. ANUPAMA CHAKRAVARTHY
Crl.R.C.No.78 OF 2023
ORDER :
This Criminal Revision Case is arising out of the judgment
dated 20.01.2023, in Crl.A.No.1032 of 2019 on the file of
Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad, which arose out of the
orders in Crl.M.P.No.642 of 2019, in DVC.No.9 of 2019 dated
22.10.2019, on the file of III Metropolitan Magistrate (Traffic
Mobile Court) Hyderabad.
2. For the sake of convenience, the parties herein shall be
referred to, as they are arrayed in Domestic Violence Case. The
revision petitioner herein is the respondent in DVC.
3. The revision petitioner/respondent has challenged the
orders passed in Crl.M.P.No.642 of 2019, before the appellate
Court wherein the revision petitioner was directed to pay
Rs.7,000/- p.m. to the petitioner towards interim maintenance,
from the date of order, till the disposal of main DVC and further
shall pay the said maintenance on or before 10th of every month
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either directly to the petitioner or into the bank account of
petitioner.
4. The appellate Court after considering the contentions of
the appellant have confirmed the orders in Crl.M.P.No.642 of
2019 dated 22.10.2019.
5. Being aggrieved by the orders of both the Courts below,
the present Criminal Revision Case is preferred. The revision
petitioner is the husband of the respondent/petitioner in the DVC.
Initially, the DVC was filed by the wife/petitioner contending
that her marriage was performed with the respondent on
24.07.2017. A defer dower of Rs.11,000/-, cash of Rs.5 lakhs
was paid on demand. Further, they gave 15 tolas of gold
ornaments, 51 tolas of silver ornaments, bullet motorcycle, jahez
articles worth of Rs.5 lakhs two days prior to marriage. After
few days of their marriage, misunderstanding arose between
them and the revision petitioner/respondent sold away the gold
and silver ornaments belonging to the petitioner and harassed her
physically and mentally, threatened to kill her or pronounce
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divorce in order to marry another woman and also demanded for
additional dowry of Rs.5 lakhs.
6. It is the further contention of the petitioner before the trial
Court that the respondent is running meat business and supply it
to hotels, function halls etc., and was earning monthly income of
Rs.50,000/- to Rs.70,000/- p.m. and also receiving rents of
Rs.10,000/- to 15,000/- p.m. and prayed to grant interim
maintenance.
7. The revision petitioner/respondent filed a detailed counter
denying all the material allegations and prayed to dismiss the
application. But, the trial Court has granted Rs.7,000/- p.m. as
interim maintenance to the petitioner therein.
8. Heard the learned counsel for the revision petitioner.
Perused the record.
9. It is the specific contention of the learned counsel for the
revision petitioner that despite of producing document i.e.,
certificate issued by the employer of respondent, neither the trial
Court nor the appellate Court considered the said document
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which proves the earnings of revision petitioner. Therefore, non
considering the documents is the error and irregularity in the
orders of the trial Court as well as the appellate Court. It is the
further contention of the learned counsel that the Memorandum
of grounds also discloses the appellant has filed a document i.e.,
the certificate dated 11.09.2019 issued by his employer i.e. Taj
Mutton Shop showing that he is working as labour and is earning
upto Rs.150/- per day. The said document was filed before the
trial Court to prove his income which was not considered by
either of the Courts below and therefore prayed to set aside the
orders of both the Courts below.
10. On hearing the contentions of the counsel for the appellant
and on perusal of the orders of both the Courts below, it is
evident that neither the trial Court nor the appellate Court has
discussed about the document which was filed by the respondent
herein. Without going into merits, this Court is of the considered
view that it is just and necessary for the trial Court to consider
the document filed by the revision petitioner herein and to pass
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orders afresh considering the document filed by the respondent
i.e., certificate dated 11.09.2019.
11. Accordingly, this Criminal Revision Case is allowed
setting aside the orders dated 20.01.2023 in Crl.A.No.1032 of
2019, on the file of Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad and
consequently the orders dated 22.10.2019 in Crl.M.P.No.642 of
2019 in DVC.N.09 of 2019 on the file of III Metropolitan
Magistrate are also hereby set aside and the matter is remanded
back to the trial Court/III Metropolitan Magistrate (Traffic
Mobile Court) Hyderabad, for passing orders afresh after hearing
the parties and considering the document i.e. employment
certificate.
Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand
closed.
________________________________ G.ANUPAMA CHAKRAVARTHY, J
Date: 03.02.2023 dv
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