HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1901 of 2010 DATE:27.12.2010 Between: Mohd. Hussain Khan …… Petitioner And: The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. By Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P And another …..Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1901 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner/husband is questioning order dated 17.07.2010 passed by the Judge, Family Court, Rangareddy District in M.C. No.216 of 2008 awarding maintenance of Rs.5,000/- per month to the 2nd respondent/wife. There is no dispute about relationship between the parties. There is also no dispute about both the parties living separately due to strained relationship since some time prior to filing of the maintenance case in the lower Court. The lower Court after considering evidence of both the parties and the circumstances of the case came to right conclusion that the revision petitioner refused and neglected to maintain the 2nd respondent who has no means to maintain herself. Even though the revision petitioner contended that the 2nd respondent is working as a school teacher earning Rs.8,000/- per month, he could not prove the same by producing any documentary proof therefor. The revision petitioner, as per evidence of P.Ws 1 and 2, is running business in manufacturing and supplying of silver and copper gift articles at Hyderabad and is earning Rs.20,000/- per month. According to the revision petitioner as R.W-1, he is doing labour work of polishing gift items on wages of Rs.100/- per day. R.W-2 who is father of the revision petitioner in cross- examination admitted that R.W-1 is doing business along with him. In the circumstances, the lower Court awarded maintenance of Rs.5,000/- per month to the 2nd respondent from the revision petitioner. The said amount is not in any way excessive. I do not find any infirmity in the order passed by the lower Court. 2) In the result, the revision petition is dismissed. However, 10 days time from today is granted to the revision petitioner for payment of Rs.40,000/- out of the arrears of maintenance in the lower Court, and another period of 4 weeks thereafter for deposit of the entire balance of arrears of maintenance in the lower Court. Meanwhile the revision petitioner may not be arrested. __________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU,J. Dated 27th December, 2010 ksh