ORDER

This criminal revision petition has been filed challenging the order passed by the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-I, Perambra in M.C.No.86/2014 dated 27.12.2018 as well as the judgment by the Sessions Court, Kozhikode (for short 'the appellate court') in Crl.Appeal No.101/2019 dated 22.5.2020.

2. The revision petitioner is the husband. The 1st respondent is the wife. The marriage is not in dispute. Two children were born in the wedlock. Paternity also is not in dispute. The learned Magistrate awarded the monthly maintenance at the rate of Rs.2,500/- to the wife and Rs.1,500/- each to two children. The appellate court confirmed the said order. Challenging the order of the learned Magistrate and the judgment of the learned Sessions Judge, this Crl.R.P.

has been preferred.

3. I have heard Sri.Zubair Pulikool, the learned counsel for the revision petitioner and Smt.T.V.Neema, the learned Senior Public Prosecutor.

4. The main crux of the argument of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that, the Family Court has already awarded maintenance to the wife and children and the award of maintenance again by the learned Magistrate is unjustified. The learned counsel in support of