HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDA RAJULU CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO.1713 OF 2009 DATE: 16.06.2010 Between: E.B.K. Chakravarthi …….Petitioner And: Smt Lakshmi and 2 others ……Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDA RAJULU CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO.1713 OF 2009 ORDER: Subject-matter of this revision petition is for enhancement of maintenance previously granted under Section 125 Cr.P.C. from Rs.750/- to Rs.2,000/- per month. The petitioner is husband of the 1st respondent. Previously in M.C.No.95 of 2000 the lower court granted maintenance of Rs.750/- per month to the 1st respondent from the petitioner under Section 125 Cr.P.C. by order dated 10.12.2004. Now due to lapse of time and due to alleged increase in income of the petitioner, the 1st respondent approached the lower court by way of M.P.No.934 of 2007 for enhancement of maintenance to Rs.3,000/- per month. The lower court felt that recording of oral evidence was not necessary in this matter. On 10.12.2004, the lower court granted maintenance of Rs.750/- per month with effect from the year 2000. After lapse of seven years, the 1st respondent wanted increase of the said maintenance amount by four times to the extent of Rs.3,000/- per month. It is contended by the petitioner’s counsel that even though previously he was employed, now he is out of the job and he is not earning any amount at all. At any rate, the petitioner did not file any petition in the lower court for modification of original order of maintenance by way of removing the same as he has no income at all. He did not say his present source of income, except saying that he is without any job. After lapse of seven years, in these days of inflation, there is increase in rates of every commodity at least by two fold. Even if any amount is invested in any bank or financial institution, it is going to become double in about seven to eight and half years. The lower court did not give any basis for enhancing the maintenance to nearly three fold from Rs.750/- to Rs.2,000/- per month. Having regard to the above circumstances, this Court is of the opinion that enhancing of maintenance has to be restricted to Rs.1,500/- per month from the date of filing of M.P.No.934 of 2007 in the lower court. In the result, order passed by the lower court is modified by enhancing maintenance amount payable to the 1st respondent herein by the petitioner from Rs.750/- to Rs.1,500/- per month from the date of filing of M.P.No.934 of 2007 in the lower court. The revision petition is ordered accordingly. ___________________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDA RAJULU,J. Date:16.06.2010. GK. THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDA RAJULU CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO.1713 OF 2009 Date:16.06.2010 Gk.