THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.6499 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioner-accused approaches this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings against him in M.C.No.74 of 2007 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Madanapalli, Chittoor District. 2. Heard both sides. 3. The main contention raised by the learned counsel for the petitioner is that already the respondent has invoked the civil jurisdiction for full and final maintenance and the same suit was at the stage of arguments and judgment. Hence, the present petition should not be proceeded further. 4. This Court is of the view that Section 125 Cr.P.C. provides for maintenance in the interim nature, when the suits are pending between the parties, in the meanwhile, for getting maintenance only the wife filed the application under Section 125 Cr.P.C. Hence, the same cannot be a ground to stay the proceedings. The petitioner is at liberty to inform the trial Court if any orders passed in the said suit either in his favour or against him. 5. With the above observation, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. The miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed along with the criminal petition shall stand closed. ________________ RAJA ELANGO, J. 3rd August 2011, Rns.