Order.- The revision petitioner, sentenced by the learned Additional First-Class Magistrate, Nedumangad, for simple imprisonment for three months under section 488 (3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, as per the order in each of the two petitions filed by the respondent herein, who is the wife of the revision petitioner, for executing an order of maintenance under section 488, (1) Criminal Procedure Code obtained by her against the husband, challenges the validity of those orders in this revision.

2. Sri B. Raghunathan, the learned Counsel for the revision petitioner, submits that the impugned orders are neither in accordance with the provisions of section 488, Criminal Procedure Code nor in tune with the well accepted principles of natural justice.

3. It is not in dispute that the Court had directed the revision petitioner who is stated to be a N.M.R. worker to pay maintenance to his wife (respondent herein). The respondent had filed C.M.P No. 873 of 1972, dated 29th May, 1972 and C.M.P. No. 607 of 1973, dated 15th June, 1973 claiming arrears of maintenance for the period from nth April, 1971 to nth May, 1972 and 11th June, 1972 to 11th April, 1973 from the revision petitioner. In

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