AJAY MOHAN GOEL
Ashwani Kumar – Appellant
Versus
Parwati – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Ajay Mohan Goel, J.
By way of this petition, filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, the petitioner has prayed for the following relief:
2. Brief facts necessary for the adjudication of the present petition are that a petition was filed under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code (hereinafter to be referred as ‘Cr.P.C.’) by the respondents herein against the present petitioner, seeking maintenance on the ground that the applicants were the wife and daughter of the respondent therein and as they were not being looked after by the husband, therefore, they were legally entitled for maintenance from the husband.
3.
An unmarried Hindu daughter can claim maintenance from her father till she is married, in terms of provisions of Section 23 of Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956.
A divorcee is entitled to maintenance under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code, and courts can consider subsequent developments even without formal pleadings.
The entitlement to maintenance under Section 125 Cr.P.C. is not barred by the grant of maintenance under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act if the husband neglects to maintain the wife.
The main legal point established is that the right of an unmarried daughter for maintenance from her father, even after attaining majority, is recognized under Section 20(3) of the Hindu Adoption and....
The duty of the husband/father to provide maintenance, the entitlement of children for maintenance, and the social justice aspect of Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure were the central leg....
Login now and unlock free premium legal research
Login to SupremeToday AI and access free legal analysis, AI highlights, and smart tools.
Login
now!
India’s Legal research and Law Firm App, Download now!
Copyright © 2023 Vikas Info Solution Pvt Ltd. All Rights Reserved.