IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY THE THIRTYETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No. 2081 OF 2009. Between: Madhusudhan Reddy … Petitioner V/s. Smt.Yeddandi Rani & 3-Ors. … Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner : Sri S. Prasad Babu Counsel for the Respondents 1 to 3 : Sri Rajkumar Rudra Counsel for the Respondent No.4: Addl. Public Prosecutor The Court made the following order : (order follows 2nd page) THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No. 2081 OF 2009 O R D E R : This Criminal Petition is filed under section 482 Cr.P.C. against the order dated 30-1-2009 passed in Crl.P.No. 41 of 2008 by the III-Additional District and Sessions Judge, (FTC) Medak modifying the order dated 029-2009 passed in MC.No.18 of 2007 by the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Medak whereby and whereunder the maintenance amount awarded by the learned Magistrate is ordered to be paid from the date of order passed in MC.No.18 of 2007 instead of date of petition. Aggrieved thereby, the present criminal petition is filed. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the respondents 1 to 3 and the learned counsel for the petitioner called absent. Perused the oral and documentary evidence adduced by both parties and the order impugned. 3. Taking into consideration the contentions raised in the criminal petition and also having taken into consideration the amount awarded by the trial court as well as the appellate court, this court is not inclined to interfere with the order passed by both the courts below, as the amount awarded by both the courts below is quite just and reasonable and it cannot be said to be exorbitant in these hard days of galloping double digit inflation. Accordingly, the same is confirmed. 4. In the result, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. ______________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 30-12-2010 I s L THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No. 2081 OF 2009 Circulation No. 25 Date:30-12-2010 Court Master: IsL Computer No.43