IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.M.No. M-31659/2010(O&M) Date of decision: 27.10.2010. Dr.Amritaa Bhatia and others ....................Petitioners v. Dr.Raminder Singh Bhatia .....................Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr.Justice Jaswant Singh Present: Mr.Namit Gautam,Advocate for the petitioners. Jaswant Singh.J.(Oral) Petitioners have invoked the jurisdiction of this Cout under Section 482 Cr.PC with a prayer for directing the court of learned CJM, Ludhiana to decide the application (P1) for grant of interim maintenance in the petition pending under Section 125 Cr.PC, within a fixed time. It is contended that the marriage of the petitioner no.1 Dr.Amritaa Bhatia was solemnised with respondent Dr.Raminder Singh Bhatia on 19.11.2000. They cohabited at Delhi as husband and wife and out of their wedlock two children-petitioner nos. 2 and 3 were born. It is alleged that right from the day of the marriage respondent husband was demanding money to satisfy his lust for money. Lastly a demand was set up for huge amount for setting up a Dental Clinic and on non-fulfillment of the same petitioner no.1 was thrown out of the matrimonial home. Petitioner no.1 is residing at her parental home with her minor children. She filed an application under Section 125 Cr.PC for maintenance and another application for interim maintenance on 20.4.2010. The respondent husband was served for 7.7.2010. His reply was filed on 29.7.2010. Thereafter on successive dates the case was got adjourned on one pretext or the other. Learned counsel submits that keeping in view the provisions of second proviso to sub section (1) of Section 125 Cr.PC, which postulates that the application for interim maintenance should be decided as far as possible within 60 days from the date of service, it was incumbent upon the Court to ensure that the interim application was expeditiously decided. After hearing the learned counsel, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the learned trial Court to ensure that the application for interim maintenance is decided expeditiously and preferably within two months. Disposed of in the above terms. 27.10.2010 (Jaswant Singh) joshi Judge