ORDER (ORAL)

The destituted lady for herself and her minor daughter preferred Criminal Misc. Application No.1003 of 2016 before the learned Family Court, Rajkot under Section 125 of the Cr.P.C. After battle, she could get relief in February, 2023 by way of the impugned judgment and order. The husband instead of satisfying the impugned judgment and order assailed it by way of the revision under Section 397 read with Section 401 of Cr.P.C.

2. In nutshell, the facts of the present case are stated as under.

2.1 The marriage of the petitioner and the respondent wife was solemnized on 29.04.2004 at Rajkot as per the Hindu rites and rituals. During the wed-lock, the parties have one daughter namely respondent No.2. After passage of some time, quarrel took place between the petitioner and the respondent wife. In the year 2016, the respondent wife left the house of the petitioner. On 20.10.2016, the respondent wife filed Criminal Misc. Application No.1003 of 2016 before the learned Family Court seeking maintenance and on 14.02.2023, the learned Family Court vide impugned judgment and order directed the petitioner to pay Rs.40,000/- as maintenance towards the respondent wife and her daughter.