Supreme Court of India

Rajathi v. C. Ganesan

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Reported as [1999] 3 S.C.R. 1047
Bench S. Saghir Ahmad and D.P. Wadhwa JJ.
Decided 22 July 1999

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Criminal Law : Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 : Section 125(3) Explanation to Second Proviso-Husband lived with another woman-Wife/ailed to prove his second marriage under S.494 !PC­ Held : Under such circumstances, wife entitled to live separately. c Section 125(3) Explanation to Second Proviso-Maintenance Petition-Wife lived separately-Duration of such living not pleaded-Held : wife is not required to plead as to since when she was living separately-­ This not a relevant consideration. Section 125(J)(a)-Expression "unable to maintain herself'-Meaning of-Held: Would mean the means available

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