THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.CHANDRA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION No.5303 of 2007 Dated:- 20th April, 2010 Between:- Kadali Dharma Rao …Petitioner AND Kadali Prameela And another …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.CHANDRA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION No.5303 of 2007 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel on record. This criminal petition is filed challenging the orders dated 06.08.2007 in C.R.P.No.57 of 2007 passed by the learned II Additional District and Sessions Judge, East Godavari District at Amalapuram, whereby and whereunder, the order dated 09.03.2007 in Crl.M.P.No.879 of 2007 in M.C.No.46 of 2006 on the file of the Additional Judicial First Magistrate, Amalapuram, was confirmed. The first respondent herein filed M.C.No.46 of 2006 on the file of the Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Amalapuram, under Section 125 Cr.P.C. claiming maintenance of Rs.10,000/- and she also claimed interim maintenance of Rs.5,000/- per month in Crl.M.P.No.879 of 2007. The learned Magistrate ordered the petitioner herein to pay interim maintenance of Rs.3,000/- per month. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner herein filed revision in C.R.P.No.57 of 2007 on the file of the II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Amalapuram. Since the same was dismissed, he filed the present petition. Learned counsel for the first respondent submits that the petitioner has been working as an Engineer in ONGC and that the interim maintenance awarded is quite just and reasonable. The very fact that the petitioner has not furnished his salary particulars even before this Court shows that there is no force in his contention and once it is not denied that the petitioner has been working as Engineer in ONGC, it appears that he has sufficient means to pay the interim maintenance. I do not see any illegality or irregularity or miscarriage of justice by virtue of the orders passed by both the Courts below. There are no merits in the petition and the Criminal Petition is liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. However, if the maintenance case is still pending before the Court below for any reason, the said learned Magistrate is hereby directed to dispose of the case as early as possible, preferably within a period of six (06) months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. _______________________________ JUSTICE B.CHANDRA KUMAR April 20, 2010 Bvv