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CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT
, CJ
Sukhraji – Appellant
Versus
Puran Prasad – Respondent
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| 1. discussion on the entitlement of maintenance under section 125 for non-legally recognized relationships. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. arguments surrounding the legal standing of relationships and claims for maintenance. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. observations on the nature of marriage and the social context impacting legal interpretations. (Para 10 , 12 , 14) |
| 4. court's decision to recognize the factual marriage for the purposes of maintenance despite legal inconsistencies. (Para 20 , 21) |
| 5. final order granting maintenance based on established facts. (Para 23 , 24 , 25) |
1. This criminal revision is directed against the order dated 26.06.2006 passed by the Judge, Family Court, Ambikapur, District Surguja, in Miscellaneous Criminal Case No. 233 of 2005 whereby the petition filed by the Applicant under S.125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short 'CrPC') for grant of maintenance was dismissed.
2. The main question which arises for consideration in this revision petition is whether a woman who entered into a marriage with a person and which marriage, strictly speaking is not a legal marriage, but they have lived together as husband and wife for a long time, can claim maintenance in ter
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