2. Rule.

3. With consent, the petitions are finally heard at the admission stage.

4. Common issues of fact and law are involved, and it would be convenient to dispose of both the petitions by common judgment.

5. Criminal Writ Petition 504/2020 is preferred by Mr. Shrikrushna, who is the husband of respondent Mrs. ‘P’, and his parents, challenging the judgment dated 26.11.2019 rendered by the learned Additional Sessions Akola, in Criminal Appeal 38/2017 whereby the appeal preferred by Mrs. ‘P’ under Section 29 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act) is partly allowed and the maintenance and rent granted by the learned Judicial Magistrate in Misc. Criminal Case 1724/2014 is enhanced from Rs.8000/- to Rs.15,000/- and Rs.2000/- to Rs.3000/-, respectively.

Criminal Writ Petition 424/2020 is preferred by Mr. Shrikrushna and his parents challenging the judgment dated 26.11.2019 rendered by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Akola in Criminal Appeal 119/2017 whereby the appeal preferred by them against the judgment dated 30.01.2017 rendered by the learned 6th Joint Judicial Magistrate First Class, Akola in Misc. Criminal Case 1724/2014 is dismissed.

6. Before