JUDGMENT :

1. This Criminal Revision Petition has been registered on filing of an application, under section 397/401/482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 read with Article 227 of the Constitution of India, by the petitioner Shohidul Islam, impugning the Judgment dated 08.11.2019, passed in F.C.(Crl.) Case No. 677/2018, by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court No. 2, Guwahati, whereby the present petitioner was directed to pay monthly maintenance allowance of Rs.3000/- (Rupees Three Thousand) to the present respondent from the date of the said Judgment. The present petitioner was also directed, by the impugned Judgment, to clear the payment of entire arrear interim maintenance allowance within 2(two) months from the date of the Judgment.

2. The facts relevant for adjudication for Criminal Revision Petition in brief are as follows:-

(i) That the present respondent Mustt. Mehera Khatun married the present petitioner, on 22.07.2013, as per Islam Shariat and their marriage was also registered before Qazi with Registration No. DQ/RAESNT/65/37/3237/2013. However, after a few months of peaceful matrimonial life, the relationships between the respondent and the present petitioner soured and allegations and counter allegations of matrimonial discord were levelled against each other. The present respondent approached Family Court No.2, Kamrup (M), by filing a petition under section 125 Cr.P.C., praying for maintenance from her husband, i.e. the present petitioner alleging that she was without any source of income to maintain herself and that she was subjected to mental and physical torture and was compelled to leave her matrimonial home in the month of August 2015.

(ii) On the basis of her petition under section 125 Cr.P.C., F.C. (Crl.) Case No. 677/2018 was registered in the Family Court No.2, Kamrup (M), Guwahati.

(iii) Notices were issued to the present petitioner, by the Family Court in the proceeding under section 125 Cr.P.C.,. The present petitioner appeared before the Family Court No.2, Kamrup(M), Guwahati, on 22.02.2019 and prayed for some time for filing written statement, which was allowed. By the same order, the matter was referred to the Counsellor, Family Court No.2, Kamrup (M), Guwahati for making an effort to settle the dispute between the parties through conciliation. However, after a couple of sitting before learned Counsellor, Family Court, Guwahati, the conciliation attempt failed and on 25.02.2019, the matter was again referred back to Principal Judge Family Court No. 2 for adjudication. The matter was also taken up in the Lok Adalat, on 09/03/2019, however, there also both the parties failed to arrive at an amicable settlement.

(iv) Thereafter, on 06.05.2019, after hearing both the parties, the Principal Judge, Family Court No.2, Kamrup(M), Guwahati directed the present petitioner to pay an interim maintenance allowance of Rs.2000/-(Rupees Two Thousand only) per month, to the present respondent during the pendency of F.C. (Crl.) Case No. 677/2018.

(v) Thereafter, the matter was again referred to Lok-Adalat on 13.07.2019. However, both the parties failed to reach at amicable settlement and the case was again referred back for adjudication.

(vi) Thereafter, on several consecutive dates, i.e. on 30.08.2019, 18.09.2019, 21.10.2019, 30.10.2019, 04.11.2019 and 08.11.2019, the present petitioner remained absent. Though on 30.08.2019, a petition was filed on behalf of the present petitioner showing cause of his absence and learned Principal Judge, Family Court No. 2 allowed him time for the last chance and directed him to remain present positively before the Court, on the next date, and also clear the payment of arrear interim maintenance allowance. However, on the next date, i.e. on 18.09.2019, the present petitioner again remained absent by filing a petition bearing No. 1092/2019 praying for some more time. The learned Principal Judge, Family Court No. 2, by order dated 18.09.2019 rejected the said petition and proceede