Smt Vidyalakshmi J v. Sri Mahadeva M

( , ( ( IN(THE(HIGH(COURT(OF(KARNATAKA(AT(BENGALURU(

THDATED(THIS(THE(19 (DAY(OF(FEBRUARY,(2026(

BEFORE( THE(HON'BLE(DR.(JUSTICE(CHILLAKUR(SUMALATHA( REV.PET(FAMILY(COURT(NO.69(OF(2020(( ( BETWEEN:(( ( SMT.,VIDYALAKSHMI,J.,, W/O.,MAHADEVA,M.,, D/O,JAVAREGOWDA,, AGED,ABOUT,27,YEARS,, R/AT,168,,SRIRAMPURA,, MANANDAVADI,ROAD,, MYSURU-570,001., , …PETITIONER, , (BY,SRI.,KESHAVA,CHANDRA,S.P.,,ADVOCATE,FOR, SRI.,H.C.,SHIVARAMU,,ADVOCATE), , AND:( ( Digitallytisigned SRI,MAHADEVA,M.,, by0LUCYGRACE S/O,CHIKKAHYDEGOWDA,, Location:0 HIGH @,MADEGOWDA,,COURT0OF KARNATAKA AGED,ABOUT,34,YEARS,, R/AT,KELLAHALLI,VILLAGE,, MYSURU,TALUK,, MYSURU-570001., , …RESPONDENT, , (BY,SMT.,MOHANA,KUMARI,B.V.,,ADVOCATE,FOR, SRI.,ABUBACKER,SHAFI,,ADVOCATE), , , THIS, RPFC, FILED, UNDER, SEC., 19(4), FAMILY, COURTS, ACT.,, AGAINST, THE, JUDGMENT, AND, DECREE, DATED, ( , ( (

26.08.2019,PASSED,IN,C.MIS.NO.,718/2018,ON,THE,FILE,OF, THE, III, ADDITIONAL, PRINCIPAL, FAMILY, COURT, JUDGE,, MYSURU,,PARTLY,ALLOWING,THE,PETITION,FILED,UNDER,SEC., 125,OF,CR.PC.,,FOR,MAINTENANCE., , , , THIS, PETITION,, COMING, ON, FOR, ORDERS,, THIS, DAY,, ORDER,WAS,MADE,THEREIN,AS,UNDER:, , CORAM:, ,HON'BLE,DR.,JUSTICE,CHILLAKUR,SUMALATHA, , ORAL(ORDER( ( Heard, Sri.Keshavachandra.S.P, who, represents, Sri.H.C.Sivaramu, learned, counsel, on, record, for, the, petitioner, as, well, as, Ms.Mohana, Kumari, who, represents, Sri.Abubacker, Shafi, learned, counsel, on, record, for, the, respondent.,,

2., Challenging, the, order, that, is, rendered, by, the, Court, of, III, Additional, Principal, Judge,, Family, Court,, Mysuru, in, C.Misc.No.718/2018, dated, 26.08.2019,, this, revision,petition,is,filed.,Petitioner,and,the,child,born,out, of,lawful,wedlock,filed,a,petition,against,respondent,herein, under, Section, 125, Cr.P.C., seeking, maintenance., Family, Court, through, the, impugned, order, directed, respondent, herein, to, pay, the, child, a, sum, of, Rs.5,000/-, per, month, ( , ( ( towards,maintenance.,The,request,of,petitioner,herein,for, maintenance,was,disallowed,and,aggrieved,by,the,same,, this,revision,petition,is,filed.,

3., Learned,counsel,for,the,petitioner,submits,that, respondent, being, the, husband, of, petitioner, is, liable, to, maintain, petitioner., Petitioner, is, residing, at, her, parents, house, and, she, has, no, source, of, earnings., Respondent, neglected, and, refused, to, maintain, petitioner., Therefore,, petitioner, filed, a, petition, seeking, maintenance, of, Rs.20,000/-, per, month., However,, without, valid, reasons, family,Court,dismissed,the,petition,filed,by,her.,Learned, counsel, thereby, seeks, to, set, aside, the, impugned, order, and, to, grant, maintenance, to, petitioner, to, the, extent, sought,for.,,

4., Opposing, the, submission, thus, made,, learned, counsel,for, the, respondent,states,that,petitioner, left, the, matrimonial, home, without, any, cause., She, deserted, respondent., Respondent, made, several, attempts, to, ( , ( ( convince, petitioner, to, join, him., But, petitioner, bluntly, refused.,Respondent,filed,a,petition,under,Section,9,of,the, Hindu,Marriage,Act,seeking,restitution,of,conjugal,rights., That, petition, was, allowed, and, a, direction, was, issued, to, petitioner,to,join,respondent.,However,,petitioner,failed,to, comply,the,said,order.,Petitioner,on,the,other,hand,filed,a, petition,seeking,decree,of, divorce.,The, said,petition,was, dismissed.,As,petitioner,left,the,matrimonial,home,without, any, reasonable, cause, and, as, petitioner, did, not, join, respondent,despite,respondent,visiting,the,parental,house, of,petitioner,several,times,and,requesting,her,to,join,him, and, as, petitioner, has, not, even, obliged, the, order, of, the, Court,directing,her,to,join,respondent,,hence,,petitioner,is, not,entitled,for,any,maintenance.,,

5., As, per, the, version, of, petitioner,, respondent, subjected,her,to,cruelty.,Except,examining,herself,as,PW1,, as,rightly,observed,by,the,Family,Court,,petitioner,did,not, choose, to, produce, any, evidence, either, oral, or, documentary, to, substantiate, her, version, that, she, was, ( , ( ( subjected, to, cruelty, by, respondent., The, documents, produced, by, petitioner, herself, i.e.,, Exs.P10, and, P11, reveals, that, respondent, visited, the, parental, house, of, petitioner,for,the,purpose,of,seeing,the,child.,There,is,no, denial,of,the,fact,that,petition,filed,by,petitioner,for,grant, of,divorce,was,dismissed.,Likewise,,there,is,no,denial,of, the,fact,that,petition,filed,by,respondent,for,restitution,of, conjugal,rights,was,allowed,,but,petitioner,has,not,joined, respondent.,Burden,vests,upon,petitioner,to,establish,that, respondent,has,neglected,or,refused,to,maintain,her.,As, per, the, version, of, respondent,, petitioner, went, to, her, parental, house, for, Ganesha, festival, and, did, not, return, thereafter., Petitioner, who, examined, herself, as, PW1, admitted,during,the,course,of,cross-examination,that,she, has,not,returned,to,her,matrimonial,home,after,Ganesha, festival., No, reasonable, cause, is, shown, by, petitioner, for, leaving, her, marital, home, and, for,staying, at, her, parents, house., Petitioner, thus, failed, to, establish, that, due, to, reasonable,cause,she,has,withdrawn, from, the, society,of, ( , ( ( respondent., Also,, petitioner, failed, to, establish, that, respondent, refused, or, neglected, to, maintain, her., Discussing,the,facts,of,the,case,at,length,and,evaluating, the,evidence,brought,on,record,,Family,Court,came,to,a, just, conclusion, that, petitioner, is, not, entitled, for, maintenance., This, Court, does, not, find, any, grounds, for, interference., Therefore,, this, Court, ultimately, holds, that, the,revision,petition,lacks,merits.,, Resultantly,,the,revision,petition,is,dismissed. , , , Sd/-(( (DR.CHILLAKUR(SUMALATHA)( JUDGE( ( , DS, CT:TSM, List,No.:,1,Sl,No.:,1, ,