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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
SANJAY PRASAD
Amit Anand @ Amit Anand Barnwal son of Sanjay Kumar Barnwal – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
SANJAY PRASAD, J.
This Criminal Revision No. 148 of 2023 has been filed on behalf of the petitioner challenging the judgment dated 22.12.2022 passed by Sri Rajiv Ranjan learned Additional Principal Judge, Additional Family Court, Bermo at Tenughat, Bokaro in Original (Maintenance) Suit No. 78 of 2019 whereby the petition under Section 125 of the Cr. P.C. filed by the wife- opposite party no. 2 has been allowed and direction was given to the petitioner to pay Rs. 10,000/- per month to the opposite party no. 2 towards her maintenance which is payable by 10th day of each succeeding month from the date of filing of the case either by way of Cash or Cheque/DD/ Online transaction.
2. The wife-opposite party no. 2 had filed O. M. Case No. 78 of 2019 against her husband-petitioner under Section 125 of the Cr. P. C. for grant of maintenance in which the husband- petitioner has appeared and had filed his show cause and after hearing both the sides, the learned Court below has passed the impugned order dated 22.12.2022 (it was to be mentioned as Judgment instead of Order).
3. The case of the opposite party no. 2-wife, in brief, is that the marriage between the petitioner and the op
A wife is entitled to maintenance regardless of her income, and a husband is obligated to provide for her needs, emphasizing duty under law even if the wife works.
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.
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 main legal point established in the judgment is the obligation of a husband to pay maintenance to his wife, considering the wife's inability to maintain herself and the husband's financial capaci....
A husband is legally obligated to maintain his first wife and children, even after a second marriage, and a wife's refusal to live with her husband due to the presence of a second wife is justified u....
The judgment reinforces the principle that a husband has a legal obligation to maintain his wife, reflecting her needs and his financial capacity.
The obligation of the husband to maintain his wife, the consideration of minimum wage for determining the respondent's income, and the wife's capability of earning not disentitling her from maintenan....
The main legal point established is that under section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, a spouse who is capable of maintaining themselves may be denied maintenance allowance, but the responsibi....
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