Army man promises to pay wife Rs 20,000 monthly maintenance, gets court relief

The court ordered that the petitioner shall make payment of Rs 20,000 per month in the bank account of his wife, who shall provide her bank details before the trial court.

Wife seeks life with husband

The case arose from a complaint filed at a women’s police station registered on March 27, 2025, against a man, who is serving in the Indian Army under various provisions of the BNS, and Sections 3 (penalty for giving or taking dowry) and 4 (penalty for demanding dowry) of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The Army man approached the high court apprehending arrest in the case.

Justice Anshuman granted anticipatory bail to the man.

The man and his wife have a son who lives with his mother. An earlier attempt to resolve their matrimonial dispute through mediation at the high court mediation centre failed, with the parties unable to decide whether they would resume their marital relationship or separate permanently.

During the hearing, the court was informed that the man is serving in the Indian Army and is posted in Jammu and Kashmir, while his wife wanted to live with him but not with his family. She was living separately with their son, who was due to be admitted to school.

To facilitate continuation of their conjugal relationship, the man’s counsel offered that he would pay Rs 20,000 per month into his wife’s bank account so that she and their son could live a healthy life. The State and the wife’s counsel opposed the bail plea but agreed that bail could be granted based on this assurance.

Bail rejection won’t resolve dispute: Order

The court observed that mere rejection of bail would not resolve the matrimonial dispute and that an effort should instead be made to find a solution that could allow the couple’s conjugal life to continue.

The court noted that the husband is serving in the Indian Army and posted in Jammu and Kashmir, while the wife wanted to live with him separately from his family. Their mediation had failed to resolve whether they would resume living together or permanently separate.

Considering the circumstances and the husband’s assurance to pay Rs 20,000 per month to his wife for her and their son’s welfare, the court granted him bail subject to the payment condition. The court further clarified that if the parties later litigate before the family court, the amount paid by the husband would be taken into consideration by the principal judge of the family court.