Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to wife - Earning wife - Mere fact that wife is earning is not a valid ground to reject her claim for maintenance...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 127 -- Maintenance to wife - Enhancement - Application for enhancement of maintenance can be made upon a change in circumstances...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 127 -- Maintenance to wife - Enhancement - Husband is employed as a Professor - Salary of husband increased to approximately Rs.75,000 from Rs.70,000 - He does not have any other substantial liabilities, as his mother is a retired government employee and a pensioner, his father is self-sustaining and his sister is also employed -..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 340, 125 -- (Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Ss.379, 144) - Perjury - Proceedings u/s 125 Cr.P.C. - Merely because wife exaggerated the income of her husband in order to claim maintenance u/s 125 Cr.P.C., it does not mean that such a statement on the part of wife warrants action u/s 340 Cr.P.C...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125, 127 -- Maintenance to wife - Merely because husband has certain familial obligations would not absolve him of his primary responsibility to maintain his legally wedded wife...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125, 127 -- Maintenance to wife and minor son - Maintenance enhanced by Family Court from Rs.3500 to 8000 p.m in favour of wife and from Rs.1500 to 4,000 p.m in favour of minor son - Family Court appears to have exercised its discretion judiciously while determining enhanced amount of maintenance - Income of husband as stated to be..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to wife - Earning wife - Mere earning of wife does not disentitle her from maintenance - Decisive test is whether such income is sufficient to enable her to maintain herself with dignity...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to wife - Wife is a qualified medical professional possessing skills and expertise of a radiologist and had previously been gainfully employed for several years - Her professional qualifications and past employment clearly demonstrates that she has substantial earning capacity and is capable of engaging herself in..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to wife - Wife is a qualified medical professional possessing skills and expertise of a radiologist and had previously been gainfully employed for several years - Held, considering salary of husband, professional qualifications and earning capacity of wife, maintenance reduced from Rs.18,000 to 12,000 p.m from date..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 144 -- Maintenance to minor child - Impleadment of a party - There is no specific provision in Cr.P.C. enabling impleadment of a party in the manner contemplated U.O.1.R.10 CPC...........
