1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3834 OF 2006 Shahadat Khan s/o. Amad Khan, Aged about 37 yrs., Occ. Agriculture & Labour, r/o. Bairagad, Tq. Dharni, Dist. Amravati. ........ APPLICANT // VERSUS // Noorjahan w/o. Shadat Khan, Aged about 28 yrs., Occ. Tailoring, r/o. Dharni, Dist. Amravati. ......... RESPONDENT -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Mr. S. Z. Quazi, Adv. for Applicant. Mr. N. R. Saboo, Adv. for Respondent. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- CORAM : D. D. Sinha, J. DATE : 01.09.2009. ORAL JUDGMENT : 2 1. Rule returnable forthwith. Heard Mr. S. Z. Quazi, Adv. for Applicant and Mr. N. R. Saboo, Adv. for Respondent. 2. Present application is directed against the order dt. 1.6.2004 passed by the Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Dharni u/s. 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure as well as the order dt. 25.9.2006 passed by the lower Revisional Court. By the order dt. 25.9.2006, present applicant is directed to pay maintenance of Rs. 1,000/- p.m. to the respondent/wife from the date of application i.e. 31.7.2001. At the outset, the counsel for applicant has submitted that there is a possibility of amicable settlement so far as the issue about payment of maintenance by the applicant to the respondent is concerned. Counsel for respondent has contended that the maintenance granted to the wife is barely sufficient to maintain herself; however, if there is any possibility of some settlement in the matter, appropriate steps would be taken accordingly. Counsel for the applicant has submitted that, if help of a mediator is required to settle the dispute, then the Authorities will be approached by making appropriate application in this 3 regard. 3. In the backdrop of the above referred facts, we dispose of present Criminal Application. If possibility of some settlement is likely between the applicant and the respondent in respect of quantum of maintenance and for that purpose, if they require help of a mediator or a conciliator, they should approach the appropriate Authorities and said help will be provided to them. 4. However, so far as the proceedings u/s. 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is concerned, no case is made out for showing indulgence. Hence, the Criminal Application is dismissed accordingly. Rule is discharged. JUDGE jaiswal