Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta observed that the claimant has to only prove a prima facie case of marriage to seek maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The Calcutta High Court recently stated that when a man and woman have...
Read MoreThe Madhya Pradesh High Court emphasized that the maintenance provisions under Section 125 of the CrPC are not intended to create a “dependent class” of individuals relying on spousal financial support. In this case, the petitioner argued...
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The Supreme Court of India has held that a Magistrate who passes an order on settlement between parties under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) has the power to recall or set aside the Order if terms of the same are violated, and S...
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