Back
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
RENUKA YARA
Harilal Dharmasoth – Appellant
Versus
State of Telangana – Respondent
ORDER:
RENUKA YARA, J.
Heard M/s. Giruka Madhusudhan Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt. Anupriya Sethi, learned counsel for respondent No.2. Perused the entire record.
2. This Criminal Case is filed by petitioner-husband aggrieved by the order dated 14.09.2024 passed by the learned Principal Sessions Judge- cum-Family Court, Medchal-Malkajgiri District at Kushaiguda, (‘trial Court’), in M.C.No.192 of 2022, wherein a petition filed by respondent No.2 herein-wife under Section 125 Cr.P.C., seeking maintenance of Rs.2,50,000/- per month was partly allowed directing the petitioner to pay maintenance of Rs.90,000/- per month along with legal expenses of Rs.20,000/- and also to pay arrears from the date of petition within three months in three installments from the date of order.
3. The brief facts of the case are that the petitioner and respondent No.2 herein are husband and wife respectively. According to respondent No.2, their marriage (registered marriage) took place on 19.01.1998 and her family members gave dowry of Rs.1,50,000/- in cash and two tulas of gold to the petitioner. The petitioner was working as a private employee with monthly salary of Rs.14,000/-. Thereafter,
A husband's obligation to maintain his wife under Section 125 Cr.P.C. does not extend to cover her financial mismanagement or extensive debts incurred unrelated to family needs.
Providing maintenance requires proof of the wife's inability to support herself; unsubstantiated claims do not merit legal relief.
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.
(1) Maintenance – Even if wife is earning, it cannot operate as a bar from being awarded maintenance by husband – It is moral duty of husband to pay maintenance to her wife but it does not mean to sq....
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....
An indispensable Tool for Legal Professionals, Endorsed by Various High Court and Judicial Officers
Please visit our Training & Support
Center or Contact Us for assistance
Scan Me!
India’s Legal research and Law Firm App, Download now!
For Daily Legal Updates, Join us on :
Back to top
