JUDGMENT :

Sumeet Goel, J.

1. Challenge in the present petition is made to the order dated 21.12.2019 passed by Principal Judge, Family Court at Gurdaspur, in Case bearing CIS No. MNT 266/2019, Case No.08 of 27.02.2017. Vide the impugned order the Family Court allowed the petition under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, filed by the respondent.

2. In order to ward off any ambiguity qua the status of parties in the proceedings, the parties are being addressed by status of the petitioner and respondent, respectively, in the present criminal revision petition.

3. The marriage of petitioner was performed with the respondent on 06.02.2013. The parties are stated to have lived and co habited together at Pathankot and Delhi after their marriage. However, no issue was born out of the wedlock of the parties. Differences having arisen between the parties, the respondent (wife) filed a petition under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of maintenance against the petitioner (husband).

4. The Family Court while deciding the maintenance petition held that the respondent though is well qualified having studied B.Tech., but is not doing any work. It finds mention in the