Supreme Court of India

Shamim Ara v. State of U.P. and Anr.

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Reported as [2002] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 19
Decided 1 October 2002
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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973-Section 125-Claimfor maintenance ly Muslim wife-Husband taking a plea of divorce in written statement without any proof of talaq-Family court and High Court holding it as talaq-On appeal, held mere plea of divorce taken in written statement cannot be treated as pronouncement of talaq on wife on the date of filing of the written statement in the court followed by delivery of a copy thereof to the wife-Thus marriage does not dissolve and wife entitled to maintenance. Words and Phrases: 'Pronounce '-Meaning of-Discussed Appellant-wife filed an application for

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