JUDGMENT :

This Original Petition has been filed challenging the interim order of maintenance passed by the Family Court, Kollam, in a proceeding under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code (for short, Cr.P.C.).

2. The petitioner is the husband of the 1^st respondent and the father of the 2^nd respondent. The marriage and paternity are not in dispute. The respondents filed a petition for maintenance as M. C. No.115/2019 before the Family Court, Kollam against the petitioner. They also filed an application for interim maintenance as Crl.M.P. No.295/2019. The Family Court, after hearing both sides, granted interim monthly maintenance of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five thousand only) each to respondents 1 and 2. The said order is under challenge in this Original Petition.

3. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, Adv. R. Kishore and the learned counsel for respondents 1 and 2, Adv. Binu George.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the impugned order is not sustainable for non- compliance with the specific direction of the Supreme Court inRajnesh v. Neha and Another [(2021) 2 SCC 324] regarding the requirement of the parties in a proceeding under Section 125