Criminal Revision No.92 of 1992 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: January 31, 2008 Smt. Garoli … Petitioner Versus Prem Chand … Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Sh.Bhanu Partap, Advocate for the petitioner. None for the respondent. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (Oral) Nobody is present on behalf of the respondent. In the present case Smt. Garoli wife of respondent was awarded maintenance at the rate of Rs.400/- per month from the date of the order. Grievance in the present revision petition is that the maintenance should have been awarded from the date of application. Judicial Magistrate (1st Class), Chandigarh apparently committed an error by not awarding the compensation from the date of application. Application was instituted on 16th February, 1989. From the date of institution of application, the present petitioner, who is a wife, will be entitled for compensation. The Court have always watched the interests of wives, who have been deserted by the husbands. The very objective of the Section is not only to take care of the deserted wives, but also to ensure that she Criminal Revision No.92 of 1992 2 does not go to the vagaries. Provisions of Section 125 Cr.P.C. is a benevolent act, fastening the husband or better placed spouse to look after, deprived spouse, so that he or she can survive. Present revision petition is allowed. [Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia] Judge January 31, 2008. rps