IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No.2989 of 2009 Date of decision:- 08.4.2010 Ram Mehar ...Petitioner Versus Khushi ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present:- Mr. Amandeep Singh Manaise, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. G.S. Sawhney, Advocate for the respondent. RAM CHAND GUPTA J.(Oral) The present revision petition has been filed against the order dated 02.09.2009 passed by learned District Judge, Family Court, Hisar vide which petition filed under Section 125 Cr.P.C. by respondent-wife was partly allowed and petitioner was directed to pay Rs.1800 per month as maintenance to respondent-Khushi, being minor daughter of petitioner. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. The only point argued by learned counsel for the revision-petitioner that he is in private employment and earning Rs.3500/- per month and he has also to maintain his second wife and two children, whereas respondent-wife is in Government employment and getting about Rs.20,000/- per month as salary as per salary slip (Annexure P-2) and having no other liability. It is further contended that order granting maintenance @ Rs.1800/- per month to respondent child is on the higher side as wife can also maintain the child as she is getting sufficient amount as salary. It has been contended by learned counsel for the respondent that the petitioner is employed in Ram Narain Soni Hospital and Trauma Centre, Sector 15, Hisar and is earning about Rs.6000/- per month. It is further contended that it is his duty to maintain the minor child and that he should not Criminal Revision No.2989 of 2009 -2- have performed second marriage. I have considered all the facts of the case. Even if income of the petitioner is stated to be Rs.6000/- per month, he has to maintain himself besides his second wife and two children from the second wife, whereas respondent-wife is having sufficient income. Interim maintenance at the rate of Rs.1000/- per month was granted to the respondent- child by learned Family Court, Hisar. Hence in view of these facts, the order dated 02.09.2009 passed by learned Family Court, Hisar is modified to the extent that petitioner is directed to pay Rs.1000/- per month as maintenance to the respondent-child from the date of this order. Revision-petition stands disposed of accordingly. April 08, 2010 ( RAM CHAND GUPTA ) vj JUDGE