IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. REV. No.508 of 2007 MD.SHAMEE AHAMAD KHAN Versus STATE OF BIHAR & ANR ----------- 3. 8.9.2008. This Cr. Revision has been filed against the order dated 1.3.2007 passed by Family Judge, Vaishali at Hajipur in Misc. Case No. 118 of 2003 thereby the petitioner has been directed to pay maintenance at the rate of Rs.750 per month. Heard learned counsel for both the parties and perused the impugned order. The admitted position is that opposite party no. 2 is the legally wedded wife of the petitioner and she is not being maintained by the petitioner. A criminal case has also been lodged by opposite party against the petitioner for torture etc. In view of that the learned lower court has rightly granted maintenance to the opposite party no.2. Accordingly, this application is dismissed as being devoid of any merit. The petitioner is directed to pay maintenance to opposite party no. 2 at the rate of Rs.750/- per month from the date of filing of the - 2 - application. Any amount earlier paid by the petitioner as interim maintenance shall be deducted from the arrear. The arrear and current and future maintenance must be paid according to time schedule given in the order of the lower court. kanchan (Ghanshyam Prasad, J.)