THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO.1687 OF 2009 ORDER: 1 Petitioner is the father of respondents 1 and 2 and this revision is directed against the order dated 09.07.2009 in M.P.No.508 of 2008 in M.C.No.145 of 2002 on the file of the court of the Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge for the trial of Jubilee Hills Car Bomb Blast Cases – cum – Additional Family Court, Nampally, Hyderabad whereby the amount of maintenance which was awarded initially at the rate of Rs.1,000/- was enhanced to Rs.2,500/- each. 2 It is mainly contended by Mr. Shiv Kumar, the learned counsel for the petitioner that absolutely there is nothing on record to establish the fact that the petitioner is having sufficient means to pay the said amount of maintenance. 3 Heard. 4 Initially the wife and children i.e. these two respondents filed said M.C.No.145 of 2002 claiming maintenance and the Family Court by its order dated 24.5.2004 while disallowing the claim of the wife, awarded maintenance to these respondents. Challenging that order, the petitioner approached this court and filed Criminal Revision Case No.563 of 2005 and this court reduced the said amount of Rs.1,500/- to Rs.1,000/- each by order dated 24.6.2005. 5 In view of the changed circumstances, the respondents were constrained to file this petition under section 127 of Cr.P.C seeking enhancement of the said amount of maintenance which was awarded in the year 2004. Taking the various circumstances into consideration the court below enhanced the said amount of Rs.1,000/- to Rs.2,500/- each. 6 Of course, the petitioner has stated that he has no means. In fact, this aspect was taken into consideration by the trial court while enhancing the maintenance from Rs.1,000/- to Rs.2,500/- to each of the respondents. In those circumstances, in my considered view, the petitioner cannot take the said plea. Apparently, the respondents who are the daughters of the petitioner are school going children and they need some amount for their maintenance and also towards school fee etc. In those circumstances, it cannot be said that the respondents are not entitled to the enhanced amount of maintenance. 7 Accordingly I see no merits in this revision and the same is thus dismissed. However, taking the totality of the circumstances into consideration, the said amount of Rs.2,500/- is reduced to Rs.2,000/- p.m. to each of the respondents payable by the petitioner to the respondents on or before 10th of every calendar month. ----------------- Sri T.G.K, J. 18.02.2011 Kvsn