HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALAKRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.2378 of 2008 ORDER: The petitioner-husband filed this Criminal Petition assailing the orders awarding maintenance to respondents 1 and 2 herein. 2. Respondents 1 and 2, who are the wife and son of the petitioner herein, filed M.C.No.41 of 2004 on the file of II Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Nellore seeking maintenance. Having considered the entire evidence and other circumstances, the trial Court by order dated 07.08.2007 awarded maintenance at the rate of Rs.1,000/- per month to the first respondent and Rs.750/- per month to the second respondent. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner-husband filed Crl.R.P.No.71 of 2007 on the file of III Additional District & Sessions Judge (Fast Track Court), Nellore. The learned Sessions Judge partly allowed said revision petition on 04.03.2008 by reducing the maintenance granted to the first respondent to Rs.750/- per month and second respondent to Rs.500/- per month. Aggrieved by the same the petitioner-husband filed this Criminal Petition. 3. For the first time the matter was listed on 24.04.2008 and thereafter on 01.05.2008, on which day, this Court while issuing notice before admission to respondents 1 and 2, granted interim stay of direction to clear off the arrears within three months only subjection to the petitioner paying to respondents 1 and 2 or depositing to the credit of the matter before the trial court half of such arrears due by the date of the order in Crl.R.P.No.71 of 2007 within the said three months, but, however, not stayed the payment of maintenance as ordered since 04.03.2008. 3. Having considered the submissions made, this Court is of the view that the amount of Rs.750/- and Rs.500/- per month awarded to respondents 1 and 2 respectively towards maintenance cannot be said to be excessive. Further, this Court has not stayed the payment of maintenance. 4. In the circumstances, I do not find any reason to interfere with the impugned orders. The Criminal Petition is accordingly dismissed. _____________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J date: 26.04.2010 va