1. This revision petition has been preferred by one Kunhiraman Nair against the order of the Munsiff-Magistrate, Manantoddy directing him under S.488, Cr. P. C. to pay a monthly maintenance of Rs. 30/- to the first respondent-wife and Rs. 15/- to the second respondent, the minor daughter.

2. The respondent's case before the learned Magistrate was that the first respondent is the wife of the revision petitioner and the second respondent is the daughter born to him. The first respondent Annakutty is a Christian following the Roman Catholic faith. Herself and the revision petitioner were friends even from their school days and on 2 61960 their marriage was celebrated in the auditorium at Santha Bhavan at Calicut in the presence of Pw-4 Sundaran Nair, who is a cousin of the revision petitioner and a few others. Flower garlands were exchanged before a lighted lamp and they shook hands and went round the lamp, which according to the respondent are in conformity with a Nair marriage. After the marriage, she was taken by the revision petitioner to his tarwad house and there they lived together till they shifted to another house belonging to her, since the atmosphere in the revis