Whether reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes. IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. Cr. MMO No.80 of 2008 Dated of Decision: November 6, 2008. Bali Ram. ..… Petitioner. Versus Smt. Shanta Devi and others. ….Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surinder Singh, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? No. For the Petitioner : Mr.Vinay Thakur, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. Yudhbir Singh, Advocate. Surinder Singh, J (oral): Heard and gone through the record. The relationships between the parties have not been denied by the petitioner. According to the respondents, they were neglected by the petitioner and refused to maintain them. The application was contested before the learned trial court and at the end of the proceedings, each of the respondents were held entitled for the monthly maintenance to the tune of Rs.1,000/-. Feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied by the said order, the petitioner-husband filed the revision petition before the learned - 2 - Sessions Judge, which came to be dismissed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, vide his detailed order dated 24.6.2008, however, the amount of Rs.1,000/- to each respondent was reduced to Rs.600/- each of them per month. The impugned orders passed by the courts below have been assailed in the present petition, preferred under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, on the grounds that the petitioner is not able to pay the maintenance amount to the respondents. Even if he is imprisoned, the respondents would not get anything, which appears to be a clear case of hostility towards the respondents. The petitioner is an able bodied man. He is under obligation to maintain the respondents. Till now he has not paid anything to the respondents. There is a concurrent finding of facts against the petitioner and I do not find any infirmity therein, therefore, there is no scope for interference by this court exercising its powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C. Accordingly the petition is dismissed. November 6, 2008. (Surinder Singh) (Pds) Judge.