The court reinforced that maintenance obligations must be enforced reasonably, allowing payment arrangements to prevent civil imprisonment under Section 125.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN THURSDAY, THE 18^TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2025 / 27TH BHADRA, 1947 RPFC NO. 346 OF 2023 AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT DATED 31.10.2022 IN MC NO.289 OF

2019 OF FAMILY COURT, KANNUR REVISION PETITIONER/RESPONDENT:

MOOSA.P AGED 50 YEARS S/O MUHAMMED, MC COLONY, GARAGANDUR, SONDIKOPPA, COORG, PIN - 581105 BY ADVS.

SRI.LIJIN THAMBAN SRI.G.S.KRISHNAN KARTHA RESPONDENTS/PETITIONERS:

1 RUFEEDA AGED 42 YEARS W/O MOOSA, AYISHAS, ADIKADALAYI, KANNUR, KERALA, INDIA,, PIN - 670007

2 MUNAVIRA AGED 20 YEARS D/O MOOSA, AYISHAS, ADIKADALAYI, KANNUR, KERAFA, INDIA, PIN - 670007 BY ADV. SMT.C.LEENA THIS REV.PETITION(FAMILY COURT) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18.09.2025, ALONG WITH RPFC.306/2023, 307/2023 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN THURSDAY, THE 18^TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2025 / 27TH BHADRA, 1947 RPFC NO. 306 OF 2023 AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT DATED 31.10.2022 IN MC NO.289 OF

2012 OF FAMILY COURT, KANNUR REVISION PETITIONER/RESPONDENT:

MOOSA.P AGED 50 YEARS S/O MUHAMMED, MC COLONY, GARAGANDUR, SONDIKOPPA, COORG, KARNATAKA, KERALA, INDIA,, PIN - 682502 BY ADVS.

SRI.LIJIN THAMBAN SRI.G.S.KRISHNAN KARTHA RESPONDENT/PETITIONER:

RUFEEDA AGED 42 YEARS W/O MCOSA, AYISHAS, ADIKADALAYI, KANNUR, KERALA, INDIA, PIN - 670007 BY ADV. SMT.C.LEENA ADMISSION ON 18.09.2025, ALONG WITH RPFC.346/2023 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN THURSDAY, THE 18^TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2025 / 27TH BHADRA, 1947 RPFC NO. 307 OF 2023 AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT DATED 31.10.2022 IN MC NO.289 OF

2019 OF FAMILY COURT, KANNUR REVISION PETITIONER/COMPLAINANT:

MOOSA.P AGED 50 YEARS S/O MUHAMMED, MC COLONY, GARAGANDUR, SONDIKOPPA, COORG, PIN - 581105 BY ADVS.

SRI.LIJIN THAMBAN SRI.G.S.KRISHNAN KARTHA RESPONDENT/ACCUSED:

1 RUFEEDA AGED 42 YEARS W/O MOOSA, AYISHAS, ADIKADALAYI, KANNUR, KERALA, INDIA,, PIN - 670007

2 MUNAVIRA AGED 20 YEARS D/O MOOSA, AYISHAS, ADIKADALAYI, KANNUR, KERALA, INDIA, PIN - 670007 ADMISSION ON 18.09.2025, ALONG WITH RPFC.346/2023 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN THURSDAY, THE 18^TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2025 / 27TH BHADRA, 1947 RPFC NO. 308 OF 2023 AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT DATED 31.10.2022 IN MC NO.289 OF

2012 OF FAMILY COURT, KANNUR REVISION PETITIONER/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT:

MOOSA.P., AGED 50 YEARS S/O MUHAMMED ,MC COLONY,GARAGANDUR, SONDIKOPPA,COORG,KARNATAKA, KERALA, INDIA, PIN - 682502 BY ADVS.

SRI.LIJIN THAMBAN SRI.G.S.KRISHNAN KARTHA RESPONDENT/PETITIONERS/PETITIONERS:

1 RUFEEDA AGED 42 YEARS W/O MOOSA, AYISHAS, ADIKADALAYI KANNUR, KERALA, INDIA, PIN - 670007

2 MUNAVIRA AGED 20 YEARS D/O MOOSA, AYISHAS, ADIKADALAYI, KANNUR, KERALA, INDIA, PIN - 670007 ADMISSION ON 18.09.2025, ALONG WITH RPFC.346/2023 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN, J --------------------------------

R.P.(F.C) Nos.346, 306, 307 & 308 of 2023 -------------------------------

Dated this the 18^th day of September, 2025

ORDER

These Revision Petitions are filed against the orders passed in execution petitions filed based on an order passed under Section 125 Cr.P.C. As per the impugned orders in these cases, the petitioner was sentenced to undergo imprisonment in Civil Prison for different periods.

2. When these Revision Petitions came up for consideration before this Court on 14.09.2023, this Court passed the following order in Crl.M.A. No.1/2023:

“Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the pet