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IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
ANANYA BANDYOPADHYAY
Rajesh Ranjan Prasad – Appellant
Versus
Jharna Prasad (Maity) – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. maintenance order details and background. (Para 1 , 2 , 4) |
| 2. arguments regarding maintenance eligibility. (Para 3 , 6 , 7) |
| 3. court’s assessment of maintenance entitlement. (Para 8 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 4. final judgment on maintenance claim. (Para 13 , 14) |
| 5. concluding orders of the court. (Para 15 , 16 , 17) |
Judgment :
Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J.
1. The instant revisional application has been filed by the petitioner against an order dated 24.09.2014 passed by the Learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purba Medinipur in connection with Misc. Case No.427 of 2012, allowing the application for interim maintenance of Smt. Jharna Prasad (Maity) and her minor child viz. Rima Prasad and directing the petitioner to pay a sum of Rs.10,000/- only per month for Smt. Jharna Prasad (Maity) and to pay a sum of Rs.5000/-only to the minor children viz. Rima Prasad for their interim maintenance and the said amount would be paid as per English Calendar month within 15th day of each succeeding month and would go on paying such amount until further order and the first payment would be made by 30th September, 2014.
2. The petitioner and the opposite party no.1 after marriage on 02.11.2007 lived as a
A divorced wife is entitled to maintenance under Section 125 of the Cr.P.C., ensuring no financial hardship due to marital dissolution without just cause.
The legal obligation of the husband to support his wife and prevent destitution under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
The court affirmed that a wife is entitled to maintenance unless disqualified, emphasizing the husband's obligation to support her, especially when she has been subjected to harassment.
The obligation of a husband to maintain his wife under Section 125 of the CrPC is a statutory duty, and the assessment of maintenance must consider the husband's income and the wife's financial needs....
The court emphasized the husband's legal obligation to maintain his wife, particularly in cases of cruelty and dowry demands, reaffirming the purpose of Section 125 of the Cr.P.C. to prevent destitut....
The husband has a statutory duty to maintain his wife and child under Section 125 Cr.P.C., and claims of insufficient income must be substantiated with credible evidence.
A husband must ensure his wife’s financial support and maintain her standard of living unless he proves his inability to earn, as emphasized under Section 125 Cr.P.C. and the Domestic Violence Act.
Maintenance – Obligation of husband is on a higher pedestal when question of maintenance of wife and children arises.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the purpose of section 125 of Cr.P.C. is to prevent vagrancy and destitution, and it is a measure of social justice to protect women and child....
There is no bar to seek maintenance under different statutes, and the amount awarded should not overlap and should be inclusive of maintenance under each jurisdiction and not exclusive.
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