I have married to one civil judge on 24.07.2013. Due to demand for money / flat etc the dispute started. My husband and his family members started to harass me. In Oct-10 I gave birth to one baby girl. I and my baby girl, are harassed and boycotted by my husband, in laws. In Dec-11 my husband removed me together with my one year’s baby-girl from his residence. I have filed police complaint immediately. FIR is registered u/s 498A & 406 in May-12. In July-12 I have filed misc. criminal application under DV Act for maintenance. Interim-relief for monthly maintenance of Rs. 10,000/- is granted in Feb-13. My husband’ monthly salary and other allowance are around Rs. 60,000/- His parents own HUF agri. land, from which annual income earned is around Rs. 3 lakh.
I am not inclined for divorce. Simultaneously till criminal suit u/s 498A is finally concluded, I am not inclined to again go back to my husband’s place, even if he files RCR. It is learnt that my husband has filed Divorce Petition under the ground of my absence from his place for a period of more than 1 year, whereas he himself has expelled us from his residence.
I want to know whether I can contend before the Court, while appearing in Divorce Petition that, unless my criminal complaint u/s 498A is finally decided and unless my misc. criminal application for maintenance under ‘Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act-2005’ is finally disposed off, no hearing should be commenced in case of a Divorce Petition filed by my husband. I shall be highly obliged if anyone gives me any case-law of Supreme Court of any High Court.
Needless to mention I have lodged suitable complaints with Registrar, Bombay High Court and Principal District Judge.