IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 742 OF 2010 (U/s 482 Of Cr.P.C.) Smt. Neeru Tandon & Anr. …………Applicants Versus Dr. Rahul Samrat Tandon …………Respondent Dated: August 5, 2010 Mr. Neeraj Garg, Adv. for the applicant HON. DHARAM VEER, J. By means of this application moved u/s 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter to be referred as Cr.P.C.) the applicant has prayed to direct the Principal Judge, Family Court, Dehradun to expeditiously decide the Criminal Case No. 253/2008, Smt. Neeru Tandon & Anr. v. Rahul Samrat Tandon under Section 125 CrPC. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and perused the entire material in file. Facts, in brief, are that applicant no. 1 Smt. Neeru Tandon got married to the respondent as per the Hindu rites on 8.10.1997 and out of their wedlock, applicant no. 2 Master Rahil Tandon was born. The behaviour of the respondent was throughout cruel towards the applicant no. 1. It is also alleged that the respondent is alcoholic and used to abuse the applicant/wife. Respondent also instituted a suit for divorce on 1.10.2007. The applicant no. 1 being not able to maintain herself and her child, filed an application under Section 125 CrPC on 26.6.2008 before the Court of Principal Judge, Family Court, Dehradun, which was numbered as Criminal Case No. 253/2008, Smt. Neeru Tandon & Anr. v. Rahul Samrat Tandon, which is still pending. Learned Counsel for the applicants argued that applicants are facing hardship in maintaining themselves and applicant no. 2 is also studying and in the absence of maintenance amount, his studies are being affected adversely and the aforesaid case is still pending in the trial court since a long time due to which the applicants are facing hardship. After considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case and on consideration of the argument advanced by the learned counsel for the applicants, I am of the view that the court below should be directed to decide the case expeditiously. For the reasons as aforesaid, this C482 application is disposed of with direction to the Principal Judge, Family Court, Dehradun to decide the Criminal Case No. 253/2008, Smt. Neeru Tandon & Anr. v. Rahul Samrat Tandon under Section 125 CrPC expeditiously, preferably within a period of six months. (Dharam Veer, J.) August 5, 2010 Prabodh