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Supreme Court judgments on Section 125, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

8 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2025. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under Section 125 of this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

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Maintenance (Sections 125, 127 CrPC / 144 BNSS) 36
Shahjahan vs The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
SC · 4 February 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 1845 : 2025 INSC 528
Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court upholding the order passed by family court not awarding any maintenance to the appellant-wife.
Smt. N. Usha Rani and Anr. vs Moodudula Srinivas
SC · 30 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 1442 : 2025 INSC 129
Whether a woman is entitled to claim maintenance under Section 125 CrPC from her second husband while her first marriage is allegedly legally subsisting.
Rina Kumari @ Rina Devi @ Reena vs Dinesh Kumar Mahto @ Dinesh Kumar Mahato and another
SC · 10 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 462 : 2025 INSC 55
Will a husband, who secures a decree for restitution of conjugal rights, stand absolved of paying maintenance to his wife by virtue of Section 125(4), Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, if his wife refuses to abide by the…
Mohd Abdul Samad vs The State Of Telangana
SC · 10 July 2024
[2024] 7 S.C.R. 1236 : 2024 INSC 506
The appellant, a Muslim husband, challenged the order of the High Court of Telangana which modified the Family Court's order granting interim maintenance of INR 20,000 per month to his divorced wife under Section 125 of…
Anju Garg & Anr. vs Deepak Kumar Garg
SC · 28 September 2022
[2022] 5 S.C.R. 909 : 2022 INSC 1033
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 125 – Order for maintenance of wives, children and parents – Basis purpose u/s. 125 – Held: Is to ameliorate the agony, anguish and financial suffering of a woman who is required to l…
Abhilasha vs Parkash & Ors.
SC · 15 September 2020
[2020] 11 S.C.R. 244 : 2020 INSC 546
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.125 – Whether a Hindu unmarried daughter is entitled to claim maintenance from her father under s.125 Cr.P.C. only till she attains majority or she can claim maintenance till she remai…
Kamala and Others vs M.R. Mohan Kumar
SC · 24 October 2018
[2018] 13 S.C.R. 505 : 2018 INSC 984
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.125 – Maintenance under, claimed by wife – Standard of proof required to prove marriage – Marriage between appellant No.1-wife (PW-1) and respondent-husband was solemnized against the…
Reema Salkan vs Sumer Singh Salkan
SC · 25 September 2018
[2018] 12 S.C.R. 350 : 2018 INSC 867
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.125 – During the pendency of the application u/s.125, issue of interim maintenance travelled upto Supreme Court which granted appellant-wife Rs.20,000/- p.m as interim maintenance com…

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