Overview
- A bench led by Justice Madan Pal Singh allowed the criminal revision filed by husband Ankit Saha in Ankit Saha vs. State of U.P. and Another.
- The court set aside the Gautam Buddh Nagar Family Court’s February 17, 2025 order that had directed payment of ₹5,000 per month.
- In her affidavit and cross-examination, the wife acknowledged postgraduate qualifications and earnings of roughly ₹34,000–₹36,000 per month as a senior sales coordinator, which the court said was not meagre.
- The High Court held she had not approached with clean hands after initially claiming to be unemployed and illiterate, cautioning against suppression of material facts.
- The judgment noted the husband’s responsibilities toward his aged parents and rejected the lower court’s attempt to equalise the parties’ incomes as a basis for maintenance.