r^ HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH: BILASPUR SingleBench: Hon'bleShri Dilip Raosaheb Deshmukh, «J. Transfer Petition (Civii) No. 8 of 2006 Appiicant Npn-aBpjjcant Smt Shilpa Shukta, W/o Aashutosh Shukla, aged about 30 years, R/o Krishna Kutir Pandari, near Bus Stand, Raipur Tahsil and District Raipur (CG) Versus Aashutosh Shukla, S/o Deviprasad Shukla, a^ed aboaut 30 years, R/o Ramayan Nemna Kala, Gangapur, Ring Road, Ambikapur, Sauguja (CG) Afiplication under Section 24 of C.P.C. Present: Smt. Fouzia Mirza, counsel for the applicant. Shri S.D. Singh, counsel for the non-applicant. ORAL ORDER (Passed on 05.05.2008) Heard finally on the transfer petition. (2) The foilowing factsare not disputed:- A. that, the matrimoniat home of the applicant/wife is at Raipur, B. that, the applicant/wife has filed an application under Section 125 of Cr.P.C for grant of maintenance at Raipur, C. that, the non-applicant/husband is faeing eriminal prosecution for.offence under Section 498-A of Cr.P.C. at Raipur and D. that, the applicantAwife is required to attend hearing of this case at Ambikapur which is situated at a long distance from her matrimonia! home i-e. Raiour. ^'\ -3s' Priya (3) The applicant has contended that her father is an aged pereon and is not in a position to accompany her on each and every hearing at Ambikapur and she feels unsafe in attending hearings at Ambikapur in view of the threatening letters and calis received by her from the non- applicant and his relatives. (4) Leamed counsel for the non-appticant has vehemently opposed the prayer while contending that the altegations leveled against fte non-applicant are faise. (5) It is well settled that in the light of the admitted facts mentioned above, while considering an applicaCon for transfer of a matrimonial matter. the convenience ofthe wife is to be seen. (6) In this view of the matter, application under Section 24 of C.P.C. is allowed. Civil case No.34-A/2007 pending before Family Court, Ambikapur istransferred to Family Court, Raipur. Parties are directed to appear before Family Court, Raipur on 29.07.2008. Sd/- [ Dilip Raosaheb Deshmukh Judge ;v: :';-J' ^