THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU CRIMINAL PETITION NO.229 OF 2008. DATED: 23-12-2009. Between: Meka Sridhar Babu … Petitioner and 1.State of A.P. rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad and another … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU CRIMINAL PETITION NO.229 OF 2008. . ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed to quash the order, dated 20-11-2007, in Crl.M.P.No.573 of 2006 in M.C.No.49 of 2006, on the file of the IV Addl. District and Sessions Judge-cum-Family Court, Vijayawada, wherein the petitioner herein was directed to pay Rs.2,000/- per month towards interim maintenance to the 2nd respondent herein till the disposal of the main case. 2. Heard both the counsel. 3. There is no material to show about the income of the petitioner herein, who is the husband of the 2nd respondent herein. But, however, without assigning any reasons, the Court below fixed the interim maintenance at Rs.2,000/- per month. The income of the petitioner and the necessary ingredients of Section 125 Cr.P.C. have to be decided in the maintenance case, which is pending. Therefore, the petitioner herein is directed to pay interim maintenance at the rate of Rs.1500/- per month to the 2nd respondent herein till the disposal of the maintenance case. Since the maintenance case is of the year 2006, the learned Family Judge is directed to dispose of the case as early as possible. 4. With the above modification, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. --------------------- K.C.BHANU, J DATED:23-12-2009 Hsd