APHC010295202019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO: 990/2019 Between: 1. PEDIREDLA SAROJINI, W/O.PEDIREDLA VENKATA RAMANA RAO, AGED 40 YEARS, OCC:HOUSE WIFE RIO. MIG-1, 192, RAJEEVNAGAR, KURMANNAPALEM, GAJUWAKA, VISHAKAPATNAM. ANDHRAPRADESH ...PETITIONER AND 1. MORUSUPALLI VIJAYA PRAKASAM SRINIVAS, S/O LATE PURUSHOTHAMA RAO, AGE 49 YEARS, OCC. PAINT CONTRACTOR, R/O D.NO.16-23-33, OLD PRAKASAM, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 2. PEDIREDLA VENKATA TARAKA SWAROOP, , S/O PEDIREDLA VENKATA RAMANA RAO, HINDU, AGED 19 YEARS, R/0. MIG-1, 192, RAJEEVNAGAR, KURMANNAPALEM, GAJUWAKA, VISHAKAPATNAM. 3. PEDIREDLA GNAPIKA, S/O PEDIREDLA VENKATA RAMANA RAO, AGED 17 YEARS, R/O.MIG-1, 192, RAJEEVNAGAR, KURMANNAPALEM, GAJUWAKA, VISHAKAPATNAM. (2ND AND 3RD RESPONDENTS HEREIN IS NOT A NECESSARY PARTY) 4. THE STATE OF ANDHRAPRADESH, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT, AT AMARAVATHI. ...RESPONDENT(S): Revision filed under Section 397/401 of CrPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the Criminal Revision Case, the High Court may be pleased to Criminal Petition against the order passed by the court of Judge, Family court cum V Addl. District judge, Visakhapatnam dated 24-06-2019 in FCOP No.1212/2013, to the extend of not granting maintenance to the petitioner Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. Dr CHALLA SRINIVASA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) 2. V V SATISH 2 The Court made the following: ORDER: This Criminal Revision Case under Sections 397 and 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, (for short ‘Cr.P.C.’ ) preferred by the Petitioner, aggrieved by the Order dated 24.06.2019 passed in FCOP No.1212 of 2013 on the file of the Court of the Judge, Family Court-Cum-V Additional District Judge, Visakhapatnam. The brief facts of the case are that Petitioner herein and respondent No.1 are wife and husband respectively. Respondents 2 and 3 herein are their children. Due to disputes between the couple, Petitioner/wife gave a complaint against the respondent No.1/husband which is registered as a case in Crime No.626 of 2008 of Gajuwaka Police and that the elders intervened in the matter and settled the dispute in the Lok Adalath. Again certain disputes arose between the parties and Petitioner /wife gave a report to the Police which is registered as a case in Crime No.422 of 2013 of Gajuwaka Police Station against the respondent No.1. Petitioner/wife filed FCOP No.1212 of 2013 on the file of the Court of the Judge, Family Court-cum-V Additional District Judge, Visakhapatnam, seeking monthly maintenance to her and the children. Considering the facts of the case, the Learned Judge, Family Court, by Order dated 24.06.2019 partly allowed the FCOP and directed the respondent No.1/husband to pay monthly allowance of Rs.5,000/- each to the respondents 2 and 3 till the date of their attaining majority. The claim of the Petitioner/wife is 3 dismissed. Aggrieved thereby, the present Criminal Revision Case is filed by the wife seeking maintenance to her. Heard Sri Challa Srinivasa Reddy, learned counsel for the Petitioner, Sri V.V.Satish, learned counsel for respondent No.1 and Ms.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for respondent State. Perused the material on record. Despite the order passed on 20.12.2025, for appearance of the parties, petitioner did not appear due to her personal inconvenience. Respondent No.1 appeared before this Court. During the course of enquiry, respondent No.1/husband, who appeared before this Court, made a proposal to pay Rs.8,000/- per month towards maintenance to the Petitioner/wife. It is further represented that the Petitioner/wife is staying in the house of the respondent No.1, the arrears of maintenance may be directed to be paid by the respondent No.1 to the Petitioner from the date of this Criminal Revision Case. Learned counsel for the Petitioner fairly conceded to the said proposal and would submit that recording the said submission, this Criminal Revision Case may be disposed of. Considering the submissions made and with the consent of both the parties, the impugned order dated 24.06.2019 passed in FCOP No.1212 of 2013 on the file of the Court of the Judge, Family Court-cum-V Additional District Judge, Visakhapatnam, is hereby set aside to the extent of dismissing the claim of the Petitioner/wife and the remaining order stands good. The maintenance 4 amount of Rs.8,000/- per month is awarded to the Petitioner/wife, which is payable by 10th of every succeeding month by the respondent No.1. Respondent No.1 is directed to pay arrears of the maintenance amount of Rs.8,000/- per month from the date of filing of this Criminal Revision Case. Accordingly, this Criminal Revision Case is allowed. Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. 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