Sri Rajneesh @ Rajnish Kumar Singh v. Smt. Swati Kumari

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL REVISION No.337 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.- Year-0 Thana- District- Patna ====================================================== Sri Rajneesh @ Rajnish Kumar Singh Son of Sita Ram Singh At present resident of Vikash Nagar, P.S.- Mathkuriya, P.O. and P.S.- Matkuriya, District - Dhanbad, Pin - 834003 (Jharkhand) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

Smt. Swati Kumari Wife of Sri Rajneesh Daughter of Late Raghuvansh Kumar Singh, Resident of village - Jirwa, P.O.- Pastwar, District - Saharsa, Presently residing with her widowed mother at Mohalla - West Lohanipur, P.O. and P.S.- Kadamkuan, Town and District - Patna ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sunil Kumar Karn, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Dhananjay Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIBEK CHAUDHURI ORAL ORDER 07-07-2025 The petitioner is the husband of opposite party. The opposite party filed an application under Section 125 of the Cr.P.C. which was registered as Maintenance Case No. 439(M) of 2019 before the learned Principal Judge, Family Court at Patna. The said maintenance case was disposed of on 20th August, 2022, directing the husband/petitioner herein to pay maintenance amount of Rs. 18,000/- per month to the wife/opposite party herein from the date of filing of maintenance case. The petitioner was also directed to pay Rs. 25,000/- lump sum as litigation cost in favour of opposite party.

2. After institution of the instant criminal revision, parties arrived at an amicable settlement on payment of Rs. 20,00,000/- (Twenty lakh) as full and final maintenance allowance

Patna High Court CR. REV. No.337 of 2023(13) dt.07-07-2025 2/2 to the wife/opposite party herein. It was agreed by and between the parties that the petitioner would file a suit for mutual divorce under Section 13(b) of the Hindu Marriage Act and he would pay Rs. 20,00,000/- towards full and final maintenance allowance in two installments.

3. It is submitted by the learned Advocate on behalf of the petitioner/husband that the said amount of Rs. 20,00,000/- has already been paid to the opposite party.

4. In view of such amicable settlement, the order dated 20th August, 2022, passed in Maintenance Case No. 439(M) of 2019 by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Patna has lost its force.

5. It is, therefore, held that on payment of full and final maintenance allowance in favour of opposite party, as mutually agreed upon by them, the impugned order dated 20th August, 2022, passed in Maintenance Case No. 439(M) of 2019 by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Patna is set aside.

6. The instant criminal revision is disposed of in terms of settlement.

(Bibek Chaudhuri, J) pravinkumar/- U T