Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Interim maintenance - When high end luxurious cars owned by husband cannot be disputed, prima facie valuation put forth by wife, in absence of denial thereto without any material, on oath by husband, can be taken as base to determine interim maintenance...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to wife - Income tax returns subsequent to the filing of application of maintenance cannot be considered for determining interim maintenance...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to wife - Adultery - Allegation that wife leads adulterous life is required to be proved by leading cogent evidence - Mere production of photographs that too before High Court will not suffice to assert that wife leads adulterous life and therefore she is not entitled to maintenance - Wife rightly awarded..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to wife and child - Admitted income of husband would come to Rs.3500 as per affidavit filed by him in lieu of chief examination - Even though husband alleged adultery on the part of wife to deny maintenance to her, however, nothing in evidence to prove adulterous life of wife - Similarly, though husband denied..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance - Denial of maintenance allowance from date of application without recording specific reasons is not sanction of law...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance - Date from which payable - When a party claims maintenance by filing a petition, party must get maintenance from date of petition onwards and same is sanction of law - No doubt, deviation therefrom can be had for specific reasons to be recorded in writing and not otherwise...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance petition - Restoration of petition dismissed in default - Family Court has power to recall and restore a proceeding u/s 125 Cr.P.C disposed of and dismissed due to non-appearance of applicant...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance petition - Restoration of petition dismissed in default - An application for maintenance is not a complaint as defined in S.2(d) Cr.P.C. - Bar contained in S.362 Cr.P.C. is not attracted - Proceedings u/s 125 Cr.P.C. dismissed for non appearance can be restored...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to wife - Income tax returns do not necessarily furnish an accurate guide of real income - It is for Family Court to determine on a holistic assessment of evidence what would be real income of husband so as to enable wife and children to live in a condition commensurate with status to which they were accustomed..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to wife - Order of maintenance passed by Court on an application filed by wife u/s 125(1) Cr.P.C cannot be taken as exception merely because husband is ready and willing to take her back...........
