Crl. Misc. No.M-20030 of 2009 (O&M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Decided on: October 13, 2010. Crl. Misc. No.M-20030 of 2009 (O&M). Aridaman Goyal .. Petitioner VERSUS Anu Goyal and another .. Respondents * * * CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.S.BEDI * * * PRESENT Mr.Kanhiya Lal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Raman Mohinder, Advocate, for respondent Nos.1 2. M.M.S. BEDI, J (ORAL). Respondent Nos.1 & 2 are wife and minor daughter of the petitioner. Vide order dated 23.02.2007, the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Sunam, had passed an order granting interim maintenance to the respondents @ Rs.3,000/- per month each, taking into consideration the status of the petitioner and his income being a Chartered Accountant. The said order has been upheld in a revision petition filed by the petitioner. . . . 1 Crl. Misc. No.M-20030 of 2009 (O&M) The petitioner is not satisfied with the order of interim maintenance claiming that the petitioner is ready to resume cohabitation and that he has filed an application under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act. I have considered the facts and circumstances of this case. The interim maintenance awarded by the trial Court is only temporary order but the capacity of the petitioner to pay the maintenance and his intention to resume cohabitation coupled with the reluctance of respondent No.1, to resume cohabitation are to be determined during the trial. There is no scope for interference in the order granting interim maintenance to the respondents. Sum of Rs.6,000/- per month appears to be bare minimum for survival of the respondents. The petition is dismissed. Taking into consideration the fact that the application under Section 125 Cr.P.C., is pending for the last 3 years, it is ordered that the trial Court will expeditiously dispose of the application under Section 125 Cr.P.C., preferrably within a period of one year after the receipt of a copy of this order. However, the dismissal of this petition or the revision petition, will not, in any manner, prejudice the adjudication of the application under Section 125 Cr.P.C., on merits by the trial Court. (M.M.S.BEDI) JUDGE October 13, 2010. rka . . . 2