JUDGMENT U.C. Dhyani, J. 1. By way of this petition moved under Section 482 Cr. P.C. the petitioner/applicant Virendra Dutt Dabral seeks to quash the order dated 29.09.2012 passed by C.J.M. Uttarkashi in Criminal Misc. Case No. 82 of 2012 captioned as Sita Devi vs. Virendra Dutt Dabral moved under Section 125 Cr. P.C. He has further prayed to quash the entire proceedings of the said case. 2. While passing the impugned order in favour of Smt. Sita Devi, learned C.J.M. Uttarkashi directed her husband Virendra Dutt Dabral to pay an interim maintenance of Rs. 14000/- per month to her. Virendra Dutt Dabral has challenged the aforesaid order by way of filing instant application under Section 482 Cr. P.C. 3. Learned counsel for the respondent no. 2 submitted that the application under Section 482 Cr. P.C. is not maintainable, in as much as, interim maintenance was granted in favour of the wife against the husband. He further submitted that Virendra Dutt Dabral should have challenged the impugned order by way of filing criminal revision under Section 397 Cr. P.C. 4. It was held in Mukhtar Ali vs. Judge, Family Court, Allahabad & Another, ACC 1998 (37) 514 that order of granting interim maintenance cannot be deemed to be an interlocutory order as it saddles a responsibility on a particular party for paying maintenance and as such, substantially affects his rights. Hon’ble Allahabad High Court also said that the impugned order of granting interim maintenance is not an interlocutory order and as such open to be challenged in a proceeding of criminal revision under Section 397 of Cr. P.C. 5. In view of the above proposition of law, present application under Section 482 Cr. P.C. stands disposed of (as not maintainable) with liberty to the applicant to move the proper forum for proper relief. Stay order, if any, stands vacated.