Neha Lal vs Abhishek Kumar
Parties Involved
Neha Lal
Abhishek Kumar
AI Summary
The Supreme Court of India granted the petition filed by Neha Lal, allowing the transfer of a perjury application against her from Delhi to Lucknow, citing the difficulties she faced in attending court in Delhi. The court also acknowledged the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage and considered the possibility of dissolving it under Article 142 of the Constitution.
Order Text
Neha Lal vs Abhishek Kumar on 20 January, 2026 Author: Rajesh Bindal Bench: Rajesh Bindal 2026 INSC 73 REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION TRANSFER PETITION (CRL.) NO.338 OF 2025 WITH (I.A.No.200539 of 2025 – Application under Article 142 of the Constitution of India seeking dissolution of the marriage – filed by petitioner-wife) NEHA LAL … Petitioner (s) VERSUS ABHISHEK KUMAR … Respondent(s) JUDGMENT Rajesh Bindal, J. 1. The present petition was filed by the petitioner-wife praying for transfer of an application filed by respondent-husband under Section 340 CrPC bearing Misc. Crl. No.7 of 2019 in MT No.853 of 2018, seeking initiation of proceedings against petitioner for offence of perjury, Signature Not Verified from Family Court, District East, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi to Family Digitally signed by DEEPAK SINGH Date: 2026.01.20 15:18:18 IST Reason: Court, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The transfer is sought on the grounds Page 1 of 34 that the petitioner is suffering on account of number of cases pending between the parties; for the case in question, the petitioner will have to travel from Lucknow to Delhi; she is not getting any maintenance and has no place to stay at Delhi and that the proceedings initiated by the respondent, in most of the cases, are frivolous. 1.1 The respondent has filed his counter affidavit denying the allegations. He has his own version of the matrimonial dispute, which has reached a stage where both the parties are i...
