Honble JAIN, J.–The petitioner has filed this criminal revision petition u/s 397 Cr.P.C. against the judgment and order dated 11.03.2004 passed by the District Judge, Alwar in Civil Misc. Application No. 41/31/2004, whereby an application u/s 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (in short ``the Act hereinafter) filed by wife-non-petitioner for permanent alimony and maintenance was allowed and petitioner was directed to pay a sum of Rs. 1, 000/- for his wife and Rs. 750/- for his minor daughter Anuradha, total Rs. 1750/- per month. The petitioner in his revision petition has challenged that he filed an application u/s 13 of the Act for grant of decree of divorce in the Court of District Judge Alwar. During the pendency of the said divorce petition, the non-petitioner earlier filed an application u/s 24 of the Act for grant of maintenance pendente lite. The District Judge, Alwar allowed the application u/s 24 and directed the husband-petitioner to pay a sum of Rs. 1500/- per month towards maintenance during the pendency of the divorce petition. The said order was challenged before this Court by way of revision, which was dismissed.

(2). Subsequently, the non-petitioner-wife filed an app

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