( 1 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 24 OF 2010 Sow. Shamal w/o. Narayan Shankpal .. Applicant Versus Narayan s/o. Adhar Shankpal .. Respondent Shri P.R. Katneshwarkar, Advocate for the petitioner.. CORAM : P.R. BORKAR,J. DATED : 25.01.2010 P.C. :- 1. Heard Adv. Shri P.R. Katneshwarkar for the petitioner. By this writ petition, extra-ordinary jurisdiction of this Court under Articles 226 and 227 is invoked against interim order passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Dhule, below application Exh. 5 in Criminal Appeal No. 22 of 2009. 2. The learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Shirpur, in M.A. No. 154 of 2008, under the Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005, has passed order directing the present respondent to pay Rs. 3000/- as monthly ( 2 ) maintenance. Being aggrieved thereby, Criminal Appeal No. 22 of 2009 is filed. Application Exh.5 for stay is filed therein. The learned Additional Sessions Judge directed payment of Rs. 1500/- per month as interim order pending the appeal. The application Exh. 5 is decided on 25.06.2009. 3. In my opinion, entertaining this writ petition would be deciding Criminal Appeal No. 22 of 2009 finally by this Court. The only point that is raised before this Court is whether the interim order to pay maintenance of Rs. 1500/- instead of Rs. 3000/- is justifiable. In my opinion, considering the facts, the Additional Sessions Judge may be directed to decide the appeal itself at the earliest. 4. Therefore, this writ petition is dismissed. At the same time the Additional Sessions Judge, Dhule, is directed to decide the Criminal Appeal No. 22 of 2009 as expeditiously as possible, preferably within four months from today. [P.R. BORKAR,J.] snk/2010/JAN10/crwp24.10