AGARTALA, India, May 16 -- Tripura High Court issued the following order/judgement on April 13:
This criminal revision is filed challenging the judgment and order dated 22.01.2025 delivered by Learned Judge, Family Court, Agartala, West Tripura in Connection with case No.Crl.Misc.532 of 2022. 02. Heard Learned Counsel, Mr. R.G. Chakraborty appearing on behalf of the petitioner and also heard Learned Counsel, Mr. K. Chakraborty appearing on behalf of the respondents. 03. At the time of hearing, Learned Counsel for the petitioner-husband drawn the attention of the Court that admittedly the petitioner is the husband of the respondent No.1 and he is also the father of the respondent Nos.2 & 3. It was further submitted that the petitioner is a TSR Personnel and before the Learned Trial Court he could not conduct his defence properly because he engaged one Counsel to defend his case, but the conducting Counsel did not give any proper advice to him for which he could not conduct the case properly and finally, Learned Judge, Family Court awarded maintenance at the rate of Rs.14,000/- in favour of the present respondent Nos.2 & 3 which according to Learned Counsel is excessive one because the petitioner-husband, although he is serving in TSR but he has to look after his parents, grandparents and furthermore, he took some loan when he resumed conjugal life with the respondent No.1 and for that he is to pay a considerable amount towards EMI and after deducting all the expenditures a very meagre amount remains with him to pay the maintenance allowance in favour of the respondents as per order of the Court.
It was further submitted that before the Learned Trial Court it was plea of the respondent-wife that he maintained illicit relation with a lady and for that a Departmental Proceeding was drawn up but in the Departmental Proceeding, he was exonerated from the charges levelled against him. In this regard Learned Counsel produced one final order issued by the Department dated 20.11.2023 wherein it has been specifically mentioned that the charges of bigamy could not be proved against him. Learned Counsel also produced another certificate of the bank from which it appears that he had taken loan of Rs.13,45,000/- and for that he is to pay monthly EMI of Rs.23,995/-.
Learned Counsel further submitted that at present he is drawing 48,525/- and after deducting all the expenses he is not in a position to pay the awarded amount as per order of the Court. It was further submitted that before the Learned Trial Court he could not submit his statement of assets and liabilities to draw attention of the Court and as such he was restrained from conducting his proper defence.
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