THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA Crl.R.C.No.1240 of 2004 ORDER The first and second respondents, who are the wife and daughter respectively, filed M.C.No.1 of 2003 under Section 125 Cr.P.C., seeking to direct the petitioner-husband to pay a sum of Rs.3,000/-per month each towards their maintenance. They filed Crl.M.P.No.240 of 2003 seeking to grant interim maintenance at the rate of Rs.3,000/-each. The Court below, having considered the submissions and the financial status of both parties, granted maintenance for a sum of Rs.3,000/-per month to the first and second respondents till disposal of the M.C. The same is questioned by the petitioner by filing this revision. 2. This Court, while ordering notice before admission on 04.08.2004, granted interim stay on condition of the petitioner paying interim maintenance for a sum of Rs.1000/ to the first and second respondents. Thereafter, by an order, dated 17.09.2004, this Court admitted the revision and referred the matter to the High Court Legal Services Authority. However, the Legal Services Authority, by its order, dated 17.11.2004, send the matter back to this Court stating that the parties and their counsel are not present in spite of sending notices to them on so many occasions. 3. Apparently, the order impugned is only an interim order. The Court below, after taking the various circumstances into consideration, granted the said interim maintenance to the first and second respondents. Though, it is the contention of the petitioner herein that the wife is working as Lecturer in Rayalaseema College, Tirupati and drawing a salary of Rs.25,000/-per month, no document is produced before the Court below. Hence, the same cannot be accepted. 4. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is of the view that the order impugned is modified directing the petitioner to pay a sum of Rs.2,000/- per month instead of Rs.3,000/-to the first and second respondents towards interim maintenance. 5. With the above said modification, the Criminal Revision Case is allowed. ___________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J Date:03.02.2011 sj