IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.25620 of 2007 Md. Sabir, Son of Md. Taslim, Resident of Village-Dhama Tola, Raghunathpur, P.S. and District Araria. ------- Petitoner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. Bibi Arbun Parween, D/o Md. Hasib, Resident of Prem Nagar, P.S. and District Araria. ----- Opp. Parties ----------- 4 31.7.2009 Heard counsel for the parties. A reasoned order for grant of maintenance to the wife-opposite party no.2 for the period till the opposite party no.2 before being divorced was found to be the legally wedded wife of the petitioner i.e. from 3.9.2001 to 23.8.2002 and that too at the rate of Rs. 500/- per month, at best, leading to a liability of Rs. 6,000/- in all, having been confirmed by the revisional court with a finding that the petitioner had neglected to maintain his wife during the period of subsistence of the marriage, would hardly require interference by this Court in exercise of power under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. In fact, the court below has also discussed the story of Rs. 40,000/- given by the petitioner to his wife-opposite party no.2 and has found the same to be wholly 2 unbelievable. The submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner that an amount of Rs. 500/- per month is excessive is only to be noted for its being rejected. Rs. 500/- in the year 2000-01 would not have been sufficient for maintenance of any person but if the court below considering the financial condition and the status of the petitioner has fixed the amount of Rs. 500/- per month, that cannot be said to be either excessive or illegal in any manner. Consequently, this Court would find no reason to interfere with the impugned order and accordingly, this application is dismissed. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)