THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.80 of 2025

ORDER:

This Criminal Revision Case is filed against the order dated 27.07.2023 passed in M.C.No.53 of 2022 by the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Tandur, Vikarabad District. 2. The brief facts of the case are that respondent Nos.2 and 3 filed petition under Section 125 of the Cr.P.C., the legally wedded wife of the petitioner, and respondent No.3, his minor son, seeking monthly maintenance of Rs.20,000 each from the petitioner. Respondent Nos.2 and 3 alleged that after marriage, they were subjected to dowry harassment and cruelty, which eventually forced them to separate and live with the parents of respondent No.2. Despite repeated efforts and police intervention, including the registration of a criminal case under Section 498A IPC and provisions of the Dowry Prohibition Act, the respondent failed to maintain respondent Nos.2 and 3 from January 2020 onward. The petitioner remained absent despite service of notice and was set ex parte. During the inquiry, respondent No.2 adduced evidence including her chief affidavit and documentary proof of marriage and educational expenses of the child. The cou