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A. V. RAVINDRA BABU
Nistala Muralikrishna – Appellant
Versus
State Of A. P. – Respondent
ORDER :
The Criminal Revision Case is filed on behalf of the petitioner, who is the respondent in M.C.No.199 of 2007, on the file of the Judge, Family Court, Visakhapatnam, under Section 397 and 401 of the Criminal Procedure Code („Cr.P.C.? for short), impugning the order, dated 29.04.2009, where under the learned Judge, Family Court, Visakhapatnam, allowed the maintenance case filed by the second respondent herein in the capacity of the petitioner therein, ordering the petitioner herein to pay monthly maintenance of Rs.2,000/- to the petitioner, who is his daughter. So, the second respondent is no other than the daughter of the petitioner, who filed M.C.No.199 of 2007, on the file of the Judge, Family Court, Visakhapatnam.
2. The brief case of the petitioner in the M.C.No.199 of 2007, according to the averments in the petition before the learned Judge, Family Court, Visakhapatnam, is as follows:
A father is liable to pay maintenance to his minor child, even if the child is in the custody of the mother, if he has neglected to maintain the child and has the means to do so.
A husband is liable to pay maintenance to his wife and child if the wife is unable to maintain herself and the husband has sufficient means to maintain them.
The central legal point established in the judgment is that the petitioners must prove neglect and the respondent's means to maintain them to succeed in a maintenance case under Section 125 of Cr.P.C....
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The court upheld a maintenance order, affirming that maintenance under S. 125 CrPC is intended to prevent vagrancy, and quantum is determined by reasonable living costs and the status of parties, pro....
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Maintenance awarded by the Family Court must not exceed one-third of the paying spouse's income, considering their financial capacity and the needs of the dependents.
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