1. Heard Mr. S.D. Roy, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. H.A. Ahmed, learned counsel for the respondent.

2. This is an application under Section 401 read with Section 482 Cr.P.C. against the impugned judgment and order dated 14.03.2023 passed by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Barpeta in connection with F.C. (Crl.) No. 140/2022 under Section 125 Cr.P.C. whereby the present petitioner is directed to pay maintenance allowance of Rs. 4,000/- per-month to the wife/respondent and Rs. 1,000/- to her minor son from the date of filing of the petition.

3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that he married the respondent on 05.12.2018 as per Hindu rituals and started their conjugal life at village Banekuchi, Tihu, Nalbari. They lead a very happy conjugal life, but slowly the respondent started misbehaving with the petitioner and his old parents and without any reason she left the house of the petitioner and went to her maternal house situated at Sarthebari, which is 15 K.M. far from the house of the petitioner. She started staying in her maternal house for almost two/three months. However the respondent again came back to her matrimonial hous