THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.218 OF 2025

ORDER:

This Criminal Revision Case is filed to set aside the order dated 29.10.2024 in M.C.No.39 of 2017 passed by the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge-cum-Family Court, Medchal-

Malkajgiri District at Malkajgiri (for short “trial Court”).

2. The parties herein are referred to as they were arrayed in the Maintenance Case before the trial Court for the sake of convenience and clarity.

3. Heard the submissions of Sri G.Jonathan, learned counsel for the revision petitioner and Sri M.Rathan Singh, learned counsel for respondent No.2.

4. The learned counsel for revision petitioner submitted that maintenance can be granted if the husband has neglected the wife and if she cannot maintain herself but in the present case the husband has not neglected the wife and that she left the matrimonial house on her own and it is an admitted fact that she is working woman and is earning a good amount to maintain herself, therefore, the trial Court has committed an error in granting the maintenance in favour of the wife. He further submitted that a petition was filed vide Crl.M.P.No.73 of 2017 in M.C.No.39 of 201