ORDER

Aggrieved by the order passed by the Family Court, Dharmapuri in allowing the maintenance petition filed by the first respondent directing the petitioner to pay a sum of Rs.1,74,000/-, the petitioner is in this Criminal Revision Petition.

2. The petitioner / husband married the first respondent / wife on

25.03.2007 and out of the said wedlock, the second respondent was born. There afterwards, due to the misunderstanding between the first respondent and the petitioner got separated in December 2012 there afterwards, the first respondent filed maintenance case in M.C.No.38 of 2015 wherein the petitioner was ordered to pay a sum of Rs.20,000/- towards medical expenses and ordered to pay a sum of Rs.5,000/- to each respondents. However, the same was not complied with by the petitioner. In the meantime, the petitioner filed a petition seeking restitution of conjugal rights in H.M.O.P.No.89 of 2017 and on deposit of Rs.2,00,000/- in the court deposit, the said petition was allowed vide order dated 13.11.2017. Since the petitioner has not paid the monthly maintenance ordered by the trial court, the respondents filed a petition u/s.128 of Cr.P.C. in C.M.P.No.63 of 2019 seeking payment o