JUDGMENT

M.M. DAS, J. : This petition has been filed under Section 19(4) of the Family Court’s Act, 1984 by the husband-petitioner challenging the order dated 15.09.2008 passed in Criminal Pro¬ceeding No.25 of 2008 by the Judge, Family Court, Rourkela. The opposite parties filed an application under Section 125, Cr.P.C. for grant of maintenance from the petitioner on the ground that the opposite party No.1 and the petitioner are co-villagers and developed an acquaintance with each other. In course of time, the petitioner proposed to marry her and to create confidence in the mind of the opposite party No.1 applied vermilion on her forehead and later declared that they are husband and wife. On such de¬ceit, the opposite party No.1 cohabitated with the petitioner and when she conceived, the petitioner attempted to force her to abort the pregnancy for which dissension arose between them. The petitioner thereafter neglected the opposite party No.1 for which she convened a village meeting. But as the same did not yield any result, she reported the matter before the I.I.C., Lahunipara Police Station on which the police did not take any action. Accordingly, she was compelled to file a pri