This is a criminal revision petition under Secs.397 and 401, Crl.P.C., by the petitioners who were respondents in C.R.P.No.28of 1984, on the file the Principal Sessions Judge, Pondicherry, which was a revision petition filed against the order passed in M.C.No.1 of 1983. The petition was filed under Sec.125, Crl.P.C., claiming maintenance by the present revision petitioners before the learned Judicial First Class Magistrate, Pondicherry. The present revision petitioners are the minor son and mother and the second petitioner is the wife of the respondent herein, and the first revision petitioner is his minor son. They filed a petition under Sec.125, Crl.P.C., alleging that the marriage between the second petitioner and the respondent was solemnised on 11.9.1980 at Harinarmandapam, and after the marriage they lived together with the parents of the respondent. At the time of marriage and also subsequently the second petitioner’s father was asked to give dowry in the nature of gold jewels, or cycle, silver plate and a television set. The mother of the respondent treated her in a cruel manner and also attempted to abort her child and went to the extent of attempting to commit m