THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO.629 OF 2004 ORDER: 1 The wife who is arrayed as the first Respondent herein filed M.C.No.18 of 1985 under section 125 of Cr.P.C. claiming maintenance from the Petitioner herein. Initially the IX Additional Munsif Magistrate at Visakhapatnam by his order dated 20.05.1985 allowed the said M.C. and granted maintenance at the rate of Rs.200/- p.m. and Rs.100/- each to the children. Afterwards because of the changed circumstances she again approached the Family Court at Visakhapatnam and filed M.P. No.389 of 2003 under section 127 Cr.P.C. seeking enhancement of maintenance and the court below enhanced the said maintenance from Rs.200/-to Rs.4,500/- p.m. The same is questioned in this revision by the husband. 2 This court while admitting this revision on 06.04.2004 granted interim stay on condition of the Petitioner paying Rs.2,000/- p.m. until further orders. Subsequently when this matter is listed before me, as the counsel for the Petitioner has been selected and appointed as District Judge, this court directed the Registry of this court to issue notice to the Petitioner directly enabling him to engage another counsel. Accordingly notice was sent by the Registry but the same is returned with an endorsement ‘unserved’. From the above endorsement it is clear that the Petitioner is not served with the notice. Having regard to the fact that this is an old matter of the year 2004, and in the light of the endorsement made by the postal authorities, this court through it fit to dispose of the matter and looked into the record and the order impugned in this revision. 3 From the order impugned in this revision it is clear that the Respondent herein sought for enhancement of maintenance from Rs.200/- to Rs.9,500 pm. However, taking the various circumstances i.e. standard of living, rice in prices etc., into consideration the court below enhanced the said maintenance from Rs.200/- to Rs.4,500/- p.m. and the same appears to be correct. 4 Accordingly I see no merits in this revision and hence the same is dismissed. -------------- 30.09.2010 Kvsn