IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1479 OF 2010 Between: Pathan Abdul Munaf … PETITIONER And 1. Smt. P. Raziya 2. The State of A.P. … RESPONDENTS This Court made the following: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1479 OF 2010 ORDER: 1. The petitioner who is husband of the first respondent seeks to file this revision petition questioning order dated 23.04.2010, passed by the Sessions Judge, Guntur, in Crl.M.P.No.464 of 2010, refusing to condone delay of 224 days in filing the revision petition against order of the Magistrate granting maintenance of Rs.2,000/- per month to the wife under Section 125 Cr.P.C. 2. It is contended that after disposal of the maintenance case, the first respondent filed criminal case against the petitioner for offence punishable under Section 498A I.P.C. etc., and the petitioner divorced the first respondent by pronouncement of talaq. Pronouncement of talaq is no ground for refusal of maintenance amount to the wife in case she remained unmarried thereafter. Quantum of maintenance granted by the Magistrate is too low at the rate of Rs.2,000/- per month. The petitioner could not prove sufficient cause for condoning the inordinate delay of 224 days in filing the revision petition before the Sessions Court. Even copy application for order of the Magistrate was not filed nearly for six months. The allegation that he was detained in custody in dowry harassment case, is also not proved. At any rate he was not in custody for 224 days. Considering the entire material on record, the lower Court rightly found that delay of 224 days cannot be condoned. There are no grounds to interfere with order of the lower Court. 3. Hence, the criminal revision petition is dismissed. ______________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU, J August 17, 2010 KL HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1479 OF 2010 August 17, 2010 KL