L. RATH, J.

( 1 ) THIS revision directed against an order refusing to grant maintenance to the petitioner-wife under section 125, Cr. P. C. on the ground that she had failed to prove to have been neglected and refused to be maintained by the opposite party-husband for allegedly not having been paid the cash dowry of Rs. 2000. 00 by her father.

( 2 ) THE petitioner moved the court for maintenance with the facts that her marriage with opposite party had taken place according to Hindu rites and custom on 8/2/1981 after which she lived in his house for one and half years. Thereafter the opposite party took to drinks and fell in the company of women of ill repute and started demanding Rs. 7000. 00 which her parents were alleged to have promised to pay at the time of her marriage. She was subjected to harassment and was tortured physically and mentally as also assaulted, deprived of her regular food was again assaulted on the night of 4/7/1982 and on the next day i. e. , 5/7/1982 was left by the opposite party at her parents place. On 21/7/1983 an attempt was made by some gentlemen of the locality to take the petitioner to the house of the opposite party but however she was not allowed