In the High Court of Uttaranchal at Nainital. Criminal Revision No. 974/2001 (Old No. 163/1996) Daljit Singh S/o Puran Singh ...Revisionist. Vs Smt.Rajendra Kaur W/o Daljit Singh and two others …Respondents. Hon’ble Irshad Hussain, J. None appear for the revisionist and the respondents. Heard Sri G.S. Sandhu learned A.G.A. and perused the record of the revision petition. This revision was preferred under section 397 of the Code of Criminal Procedure ( for short ‘Code’) against the judgment dated 2.11.1995 whereby the application under section 125 of the ‘Code preferred by Smt. Rajendra Kaur on behalf of herself and her minor children for grant of maintenance was allowed and maintenance at the rate of Rs. 500/- per month to each of the applicant was awarded. Perusal of the impugned judgment reveal that the wife has sufficient reasons to resident separately. She had been ill-treated and was turned out of the house. She had no means to maintain herself and her minor children. Therefore her statement was found rightly justified and reliable. The judgment is based on proper appraisal of the evidence and therefore the revision filed by the husband lack merit and is dismissed. Consign. Dated: 07-06-2004 (Irshad Hussain, J.) ISB