IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA C.R. No.1337 of 2008 AMOD NAYAK Versus MUNNI DEVI ----------- 2 23/9/2008 Heard counsel for the petitioner. In the opinion of this Court a sum of Rs. 800/- per month by way of maintenance under section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, cannot be said to be excessive or illegal. The relationship of man and wife being admitted, the amount of Rs. 800/- can be hardly sufficient for the wife and minor child borne out of marriage. That being so, this Court does not find any reason to interfere with the impugned order. Accordingly, this application, being devoid of any merit, is dismissed with a direction to the petitioner to pay the aforementioned amount both arrear and current as per impugned order within a period of one month, failing which the court below shall be entitled to take coercive action against the petitioner and again take him into custody. Abhay ( Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)