ANIL KUMAR SHARMA, J. -
(1.) HEARD learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned AGA
for the State
(2.) THE petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari
quashing the order dated 22.3.2010 and 25.9.2012 passed by Addl.
Chief Judicial Magistrate -1, Banda in Criminal Case no.
400/IX/2012 and order dated 2.5.2013 passed by Addl. Sessions Judge, Court no. 1, Banda in Criminal Revision no. 3 of 2013. It has
been further prayed that a mandamus be issued to restrain the courts
below from illegally recovering the amount of maintenance from the
petitioner pursuant to orders dated 25.9.2012 and 2.5.2013.
Succinctly stated the facts of the case are that the respondents no. 2 t6 4 filed two separate cases for award of maintenance u/s 125
Cr. P.C. against the petitioner alleging themselves to be his wife and
children, which were allowed by the Magistrate vide judgment dated
21.10.2003 and the maintenance was awarded as shown in column no. 2 and 3 of following table:
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The revisionist challenged the aforesaid order of the Magistrate in
two Criminal Revisions being numbers 11 of 2004 and 12 of 2004,
which were partly allowed by Special Judge (SC Act), Banda vide
common judgment dated 10.6.2005 and modified the amount of
maintenance payable to opposite parties as noted in column nos. 4
and 5 of the above table. During pendency of the revision the
opposite parties filed application on 23.3.2004 for recovery of the
amount of arrears as awarded by the learned Magistrate amounting to
Rs. 84,800/ -. However, after the judgment of the revisional Court,
the recovery warrant was recalled for correction on the application of
the revisionist. Then the opposite parties filed application for
amendment on 20.4.2009 and prayed for recovery of the amount of
Rs. 1,01,400/ - up to date. The learned Magistrate obtained office
report and thereafter issued recovery warrant of the balance amount
due after adjusting the payment made by the petitioner. Aggrieved,
the petitioner filed criminal revision in the Court of Session, which
too has been dismissed. Hence this petition has been filed for the
reliefs noted in para -2 above.(3.) LEARNED counsel for the petitioner has vehemently argued that the Courts below are illegally recovering the amount of maintenance
which is time barred and have allowed amendment contrary to the
provisions of law.;