SURESH Vs. LALITA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This revision petition has been filed by the petitioner-husband against the order dated 26-5-2001 passed by the Family Court, Jodhpur by which he allowed interim maintenance at the rate of Rupees 400/- per month to the respondent wife.

(2.) In this revision petition, the main contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that there is no such power under Cr. P.C. for providing interim maintenance without recording evidence, hence the order dated 26-5-2001 is without jurisdiction and it should be set aside.

(3.) In my opinion, this submission carries no weight in view of pronouncement of Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Smt. Savitri v. Govind Singh Rawat reported in AIR 1986 SC 984, wherein the Hon'ble Supreme Court has held as under (para 6) :