Supreme Court of India
Sanjeev Kapoor v. Chandana Kapoor & Ors.
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We are of the opinion that there is a non-rebuttable presumption that the legislature while making a provision like Secti on 125 Cr.P.C., to fulfil its constitutional duty in good faith, had always intended to give relief to the woman becoming “wife” under such circumstances.
Judgment, page 13
From the headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.362 – Court not to alter judgment – In the instant case, the Family Court di sposed of the maintenance petition under s.125 CrPC filed by resp ondent-wife directing appellant-husband to pay monthly maintenan ce and the parties to the dispute to file petition for divorce by mu tual consent – Husband paid the maintenance for four months only – Respondent- wife filed execution petition for enforcement of the order f or payment of maintenance – Family Court rejected the executio n petition holding that the order of maintenance was purely condit ional and was
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Where later benches applied it
- 2025 Raghunath Sharma & Ors. v. State of Haryana & Anr.
- 2025 Vikram Bakshi and Others v. R.P. Khosla and Another
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