HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL PETITION No:2271 OF 2007 ORDER: This is a petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to quash the proceedings against the petitioner in Crl.R.P.No.47 of 2004 on the file of the I Additional Sessions Judge, Srikakulam. The petitioner herein is the husband and the 1st respondent is the wife. The wife filed M.C.No.5 of 2003 against her husband seeking to grant maintenance of Rs.2000/- per month to her and Rs.1000/- per month to her son. The Court below dismissed the claim of maintenance to her, but allowed the claim of maintenance to her son. Aggrieved by the dismissal of her claim, the wife filed the above revision before the I Additional Sessions Judge, Srikakulam. The learned Sessions Judge granted maintenance to the wife at the rate of Rs.400/- per month. Hence, the husband filed the present criminal petition. Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner and perused the material available on record. The order impugned clearly goes to show that the husband is having sufficient means and the wife is not having any means to maintain herself. Taking into consideration the status of both the parties and the prevailing rates of essential commodities, I have no hesitation to hold that the order impugned herein does not warrant any interference by this Court and the present petition is liable to be dismissed. The Criminal Petition is accordingly dismissed. ______________________________ Justice Gopala Krishna Tamada Dated: 20.4.2010 Nn HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL PETITION No:2271 OF 2007 20.4.2010