ORDER

The revision petition is filed questioning the legality and correctness of the order in M.C No.496/2015 of the Family Court, Nedumangad, ordering the revision petitioner to pay the respondents – his wife and child - monthly maintenance allowance @ Rs.9000/- and Rs.4,000/- respectively, from the date of petition (17.12.2015). The revision petitioner was the respondent and the respondents were the petitioners in the above application.

Brief facts

2. The respondents had filed the application under Sec.125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (in short, ‘Code’), seeking monthly maintenance allowance from the revision petitioner. It was their case that the first respondent is the wife of the revision petitioner and the second respondent is the child born in their wedlock on 19.3.2013. The revision petitioner deserted the respondents since 1.1.2014. The respondents are unemployed and have no means to sustain themselves. The revision petitioner is employed as a Senior Engineer in Southern Railway and is drawing a monthly salary of Rs.60,000/-. Hence, the application.

3. The revision petitioner resisted the application by filing a written objection and contending that there is no marriag