V. Anand Srinivas v. Smt. V. Prasanna Bahrathi

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.3000 OF 2015 ORDER:

This Criminal Revision Case is filed by the petitioner, challenging the order, dated 02.11.2015 passed in Crl.M.P. No.567 of 2015 in DVC No.102 of 2015 by the IV Metropolitan Magistrate, Erramanzil, Hyderabad, whereby the learned Judge directed the petitioner to pay Rs.40,000/- per month to the 1st respondent, as interim maintenance.

The 1st respondent is the wife of the petitioner. She filed DVC No.102 of 2015 before the Court below seeking maintenance. She filed Crl.M.P. No.567 of 2015 before the Court below against the petitioner seeking interim maintenance at Rs.80,000/- per month, pending disposal of the main case. The Court below partly allowed the said application granting interim maintenance at Rs.40,000/- per month to the 1st respondent. Aggrieved by the same, the present revision is filed. Heard and perused the material available on record. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this Criminal Revision Case is disposed of modifying the order under revision, as follows:

The petitioner is directed to pay interim maintenance at the rate of Rs.20,000/- per month to the 1st respondent from the date of the above application till disposal of DVC. He is also directed to pay the said maintenance amount on or before 10th of every succeeding month and the arrears if any, within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The trial Court is directed to dispose of the DVC, as

expeditiously as possible without being influenced by this order and the order under revision.

Accordingly, the Criminal Revision Case is disposed of. Consequently, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.

______________ RAJA ELANGO, J December 04, 2015 KTL