IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1515 OF 2010 Between: Panthangani Nanaiah … PETITIONER And The State of Andhra Pradesh and others … RESPONDENTS This Court made the following: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1515 OF 2010 ORDER: The Judge, Family Court, Vijayawada, granted interim maintenance of Rs.1,500/- per month each to the wife and the daughter of the petitioner. It is under question in this revision petition. It is contended by the petitioner’s counsel that 25 years back there was separation between the parties and thereafter, there was divorce between the petitioner and the second respondent by mutual consent in the presence of elders and that for all these 25 years, the respondents 2 and 3 did not claim any maintenance from him and that since the petitioner is proposing to take voluntary retirement from service, respondents 2 and 3 came up with the false claim for maintenance. Non-claiming of maintenance previously, is no ground to disallow maintenance to the respondents 2 and 3 now. A divorced wife is entitled for maintenance under Section 125 Cr.P.C., in case she remained unmarried after divorce. The petitioner is admittedly employed and getting salary of Rs.15,000/- per month. It does not matter as to what is his net salary after deductions. He can stop voluntary recoveries and make provision for payment of maintenance to his wife and daughter. The amount of maintenance granted by the lower Court at Rs.1,500/- per month each is a small amount. There is no infirmity in the order passed by the lower Court. 2. Hence, the Criminal Revision Petition is dismissed. ___________________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU, J August 31, 2010 MD HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1515 OF 2010 August 31, 2010