Maintenance under Section 125 CrPC cannot be denied to a Divorced Wife
Manoj Kumar v. Champa Devi – In this case, the Supreme Court in appeal upheld the order passed by the High Court of Himachal Pradesh, whereby the Court had ordered the husband in the case to grant maintenance to his deserted and divorced wife.
In the case, the husband had contended that as the decree of divorce had been passed he was under no obligation to pay maintenance to the wife as contemplated under Section 125(4) of CrPC. However, the High Court held that a divorced woman continues to enjoy the status of ‘wife’ for claiming maintenance under Section 125 of CrPC.
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