Case brief
What is this about?
CRL RC(MD)No.622 of 2023, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, decided 09.07.2025 by Justice L. Victoria Gowri (single judge, author). Revision under Section 438 r/w 442 of BNSS seeking to set aside the order in Crl.M.P.No.2336 of 2018 and Crl.M.P.No.2337 of 2018 in M.C.No.29 of 2015 (Judicial Magistrate, Kamuthi), whereby Rs.5,000/- monthly maintenance under section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure was awarded to the respondent wife from the date of petition with arrears. Court held the sum is a paltry amount inadequate in the present cost of living and refused to interfere; revision dismissed with no costs; connected miscellaneous petition (CRL MP(MD)No.8866 of 2023) closed. Keywords: maintenance, Section 125 CrPC, paltry sum, cost of living, Kamuthi, BNSS.
What did the court decide?
None; the Criminal Revision Case was dismissed with no costs and the connected miscellaneous petition was closed.