O R D E R

The revision petitioner is the respondent in M.C.

No.197/2012 on the files of Family Court, Kannur. The above M.C. was filed by the respondents herein, who are the wife and daughter of the revision petitioner, under section 125(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short, 'Cr.P.C.'), claiming maintenance allowance from the revision petitioner.

2. According to the 1st respondent she is the legally wedded wife of the revision petitioner and respondents 2 and 3 are the children born in that wedlock. But, subsequently she herself filed an application to delete the

2nd respondent from the party array.

3. It is the case of the 1st respondent that after their marriage they have resided together at the residence of the 1st respondent and as well as the revision petitioner. During the early days of the marriage itself the behaviour of the revision petitioner towards the 1st respondent was very cruel and did not care to pay any amount of maintenance to the respondents. The revision petitioner is working in Sharjah as a mechanic and earning Rs.1,50,000/- per month as salary. The 1st respondent has no job or income and the 3rd respondent is a student in Sree Narayana Guru College of