Patna HC Sets Aside Maintenance Order in Vivek Kumar vs Priti Kumari
Parties Involved
Vivek Kumar
Priti Kumari
AI Summary
The Patna High Court set aside a previous Family Court order that mandated the petitioner, Vivek Kumar, to pay maintenance to Priti Kumari, due to a lack of proper notice and opportunity to be heard. The court directed that the parties appear before the Family Court for a hearing on the matter, emphasizing the importance of natural justice.
Bench
Near Jain Temple
PresidingT.B.Road
P.S.- Nathnagar
D/o Dinesh Tanti
R/o Village- Kalyanpur
P.S.- Bariyarpur
Order Text
Vivek Kumar vs Priti Kumari on 16 February, 2026 Author: Arun Kumar Jha Bench: Arun Kumar Jha IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL REVISION No.772 of 2024 ====================================================== Vivek Kumar S/O Gaurishankar Prasad Tanti, R/o - Champa Nagar Tanti Bazar, Near Jain Temple, T.B.Road, P.S.- Nathnagar, District- Bhagalpur. ... ... Petitioner Versus Priti Kumari W/o Vivek Tanti, D/o Dinesh Tanti, R/o Village- Kalyanpur, P.S.- Bariyarpur, District- Munger. ... ... Respondent ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Arvind Kumar Singh, Advocate For the O.P. No. 2 : Mr. Shivendra Kumar Sinha, Advocate Mr. Ranjeet Patel, Advocate Mr. Avnish Kumar Singh, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL JUDGMENT Date : 16-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner at the outset submits that the petitioner is not in a position to make payment of any maintenance amount and for this reason the order dated 09.09.2025 could not be complied with, by which a conditional stay was granted to the petitioner against any coercive steps. 3. Since the petitioner has failed to comply with the conditions of the order dated 09.09.2025 for making payment of Rs. 9,000/- per month to the opposite party no. 2 starting from the month of September, stay on no coercive steps is vacated. 4. The instant revision p...
