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This Criminal Revision Petition has been filed challenging the order passed by the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Kasaragod (for short 'the trial court') in M.C.No.37 of 2002 dated

30.03.2005.

2. The petitioner herein is the husband of the respondent. The parties are Muslims and are governed by Muslim personal law. Their marriage was solemnized on 20.04.2000. According to the respondent, the petitioner divorced her by pronouncing talaq. Thereafter, the respondent filed a petition before the trial court under Section 3 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 (for short, 'Muslim Women Protection Act') as M.C.No.37 of 2002 claiming Rs.5,00,000/- towards reasonable and fair provisions for the future maintenance, Rs.18,000/- towards maintenance during the iddat period, Rs.105/- towards mahr and for return of 85 sovereigns of gold ornaments allegedly misappropriated by the petitioner or its value. The trial court, after trial, allowed the petition and directed the petitioner to pay a sum of Rs.2,40,000/- as fair provisions for the future maintenance, Rs.12,000/- towards the maintenance during the iddat period, Rs.105/- towards mahr and Rs.2,34,00