1. By this application, revision petitioner (husband) challenged legality, propriety and correctness of the impugned order passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Amravati on 23.1.2004 in Criminal Revision No. 10 of 2003 whereby the revision application was allowed and the respondent-wife was granted monthly maintenance of Rs. 750/from the date of application plus costs of Rs. 250/for the proceedings. Earlier, learned trial Magistrate who heard an application under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in Misc. Criminal Application No. 231 of 2002, claim of respondent-wife for maintenance for herself was rejected. However, claim for maintenance for child was granted in the sum of Rs. 350/per month from the date of application plus Rs. 1500/towards costs of the proceedings. Aggrieved by refusal to grant maintenance to wife, wife had challenged refusal to grant maintenance in Criminal Revision No. 10 of 2003 which was decided by the impugned judgment and order.

2. It is the grievance of the revision applicant that the applicant had pronounced Talaq (divorce) in accordance with Muslim Law and, therefore, after divorce, his wife was not entitled to claim mainten