ORDER

Padmanabhan, J. - Kunhiraman is a wealthy middle-aged eligible bachelor. Vilasini is his neighbour. She is a young spinster working as agent of an insurance company. Vilasini became pregnant and gave birth to Manoj. Pregnancy and delivery were cleverly concealed by her because she was unmarried. Delivery was in the paramba, where the child was abandoned. Matter came to the notice of the police. She was prosecuted, but acquitted. Now the child is happily living with her. In the birth register, Kunhiraman ' s name appeared as father on her information. He objected and got his name removed. On behalf of Manoj, she filed M.C. No. .17 of 1988, before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Thalasserry against Kunhiraman under section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for getting maintenance. Kunhiraman denied paternity. Chief Judicial Magistrate found him to be the putative father and awarded maintenance at the monthly rate of Rs. 500/-. Kunhiraman wants to revise that order.

2. Both Kunhiraman and Vilasini hail from families having good antecedents. In the petition and in the box as P.W. 1 Vilasini said that in her life, she gave sexual access only to Kunhiraman. Kunhiraman denies hav