IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA C.R. No.661 of 2008 MD. KASIM Versus SHAHNAJ KHATOON ----------- 2 22/9/2008 Heard counsel for the petitioner. In the opinion of this Court the finding recorded by the court below as with regard to marriage of the petitioner with the opposite party, wife, being admitted as also income of Rupess four thousand to five thousand per month being own version of the petitioner, this Court would not find any reason to interfere with the impugned order awarding Rs.2,500/- per month for the maintenance of his wife, opposite party. If the petitioner can have luxury of having two wife, he should have also means to maintain both of them. That being so, this Court would not find any reason to interfere with the impugned order. Accordingly, this application is dismissed within a direction to the petitioner to pay the aforementioned amount within a period of one month from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, failing which the court below shall be at liberty to take suitable step against 2 the petitioner. At this stage counsel for the petitioner would submit that at least arrear amount should be made payable in four instalments. Accepting this part of the prayer of the petitioner, this Court would direct him to pay arrears of the amount under the impugned order in four equal monthly instalments and the payment of such first installment must be made on or before 15th October, 2008 to be followed by subsequent instalments on 15th November, 2008, 15th December,2008 and 15th January, 2009. With the aforementioned modification, this application is dismissed. ( Mihir Kumar Jha, J. ) Abhay Kumar