Patna High Court
Ruby KumariversusManoj Kumar
- Decided
- Disposal
- WITHDRAWN
Holding
An order under Section 125 CrPC is an intermediate/quasi‑final order, not interlocutory, and therefore criminal revision is available; the appeal is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file such revision.
Summary
The appellant, Ruby Kumari, filed a Miscellaneous Application under Section 19(1) of the Family Courts Act, 1984, challenging a Family Court order dated 07.05.2025 that denied maintenance to her son under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code. She relied on a Full Bench decision in Dr. Dilip Kumar Sharma v. State of Bihar, which held that an order under Section 125 is not interlocutory but an intermediate/quasi‑final order, making criminal revision available. Seeking to withdraw the appeal, she requested liberty to file a criminal revision instead. The Patna High Court dismissed the miscellaneous appeal as withdrawn and granted her permission to pursue a criminal revision. The court also ordered the return of the vakalatnama and a certified copy of the impugned order to her counsel.
Issues considered
- Whether an order passed under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code is an interlocutory order or an intermediate/quasi‑final order for the purpose of criminal revision.
- Whether the appellant may withdraw the miscellaneous appeal and be permitted to file a criminal revision against the Family Court order.
Legislation cited
- Criminal Procedure Code — s. 125, 128
- Family Courts Act, 1984 — s. 19(1)
Subjects
- maintenance
- Section 125 CrPC
- Family Courts Act
- criminal revision
- interlocutory order
- withdrawal of appeal
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Appeal No.101 of 2026
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Ruby Kumari Wife of Manoj Kumar, Daughter of Shailender Kumar Pandit
Resident of Mohalla- Manpur, Kumhar Tolo, Gore Road, Near Harijan
Dharmshala, P.S.- Buniyadganj, District- Gaya.
... ... Appellant/s
Versus
Manoj Kumar Son of Bhola Prajapat Resident of Village- Manipar Nigri, P.S.-
Dhobhi, District- Gaya.
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Appellant/s : Mr.Rabia Gulnaz, Adv.
For the Respondent/s : Mr.
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR SINGH
and
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY
ORAL ORDER
(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR SINGH )
4 03-04-2026 1. The instant Miscellaneous Application under Section
19(1) of the Family Court’s Act 1984 has been preferred by the
appellant (wife) against the order dated 07.05.2025 passed by
learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Gaya in Maintenance
Case No.66 of 2019 under Section 125 of the Cr.P.C. to the
extenct whereby the learned Family Court did not allow
maintenance to the son of petitioner.
2. On the matter being taken up, at the outset, learned
counsel for the appellant submits that the Full Bench of this
Court in the case of Dr. Dilip Kumar Sharma @ Dilip Sharma
Vs. The State of Bihar and Ors. [2024 SCC OnLine Pat 8236 :
2025 (1) BLJ 1] has held that the order passed under Section
Patna High Court MA No.101 of 2026(4) dt.03-04-2026
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125 of the Cr. P.C. is not an ‘interlocutory order’, but an
‘intermediate / quasi final order’, hence remedy of criminal
revision would be available qua both the interim and final order
under Section 125 to 128 of the Cr. P.C.
3. She further submits that in the light of the aforesaid
Full Bench judgment, the appellant does not want to press this
Miscellaneous Appeal, therefore, she may be allowed to
withdraw this Miscellaneous Appeal with liberty to file criminal
revision against the order dated 07.05.2025.
4. In view of the above, the instant Miscellaneous Appeal
is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the appellant to file
criminal revision.
5. Office is directed to return the Vakalatnama and
certified copy of impugned order dated 07.05.2025 to the
learned counsel for the appellant within three days after
retaining the xerox copy of the same on record.
(Sanjay Kumar Singh , J)
( Sourendra Pandey, J)
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