1. The revision petitioner is one Nesamma whose claim for maintenance under S. 488, Criminal Procedure Code against her husband was disallowed by the learned Stationary First Class Magistrate of Neyyattinkkara. The petitioner alleged that while she was living with her husband, her husband developed an illicit intimacy with Sarada his brother's wife who was residing in the neighbourhood. When the petitioner protested, she was man-handled and sent away to her own house. The husband while denying these allegations alleged in his turn that as his wife was leading a loose life he had to sever his connections with her in 1956 and denied his liability to maintain such a wife. He further alleged that for some time she was living in adultery with one Evans who is now no more.

2. The petitioner denied the aspersions against her morals made by the husband and she and three witnesses gave evidence in support of her husband's misbehaviour with Sarada and the consequent ill-treatment and separation. Sarada was also examined as a witness for the petitioner. Though she denied having anything to do with the respondent, she did hot support respondent's case that the petitioner was leading