Supreme Court of India

Smt. N. Usha Rani and Anr. v. Moodudula Srinivas

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Reported as [2025] 1 S.C.R. 1442
Bench B.V. Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma JJ.
Decided 30 January 2025

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From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether a woman is entitled to claim maintenance under Section 125 CrPC from her second husband while her first marriage is allegedly legally subsisting. Headnotes† Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.125 – Maintenance – Appellant no.1-wife separated from her first husband by way of an MoU executed between them – Appellant no.1 married the respondent – Marriage declared null and void – Respondent and Appellant no.1 got re-married – However, differences arose between them, Appellant no.1 sought maintenance from the respondent – Awarded by Family Court – High Court set

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