IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA CiRCUIT BENCH AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 2 DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANAND BYRAREDDY CRIMINAL PETITON No.10119/2011 BETWEEN: Sri Shantappa, Sb Siddappa Chittargi, Age 74 years, 0cc: Nil. RIat Basavarajpet, Davangere. Petitioner (By Shri Rajashekar Gunjalli, Advocate) AND: Smt Vijaya, W/o Shantappa Chittargi, Age 52 years, 0cc: Household. R/at C/o Smt Saroj Murukumbi, House No.86, Tirupathi Bajar, Vijayanagar, Hubi i. Dist: Dharwad. Respondent This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, praying to set aside the order passed by the I Add!. District and Sessions Judge at Hubli, in Cr1,R,P.No.66/20 10 dated 15.1 1.2010 and restore the same on the file and etc. This petition coming on for admission this day, the Court made the following: ORDER Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner. 2. The petitioner seeks to question the award of maintenance to his wife who is 52 years old. The Court of the learned Magistrate having awarded a sum of Rs. 1500/- per month, the respondent had sought for enhancement of the same. The petitioner had challenged the said award before the Court of Sessions Judge, Dharwad, by way of a revision petition. The said revision petition, however, has been dismissed for default on account of the advocate for the petitioner having remained absent due to unavoidable circumstances. 3. It is in this background, that the petitioner seeks to question the dismissal of the petition. 3 4. Even if the revision petition were to be revived, the petitioner has not made out a ground for reduction of the maintenance awarded or denial of such maintenance payable to his wife. Accordingly, the petition is rejected. Sd/ 3UDGE Sub/