Supreme Court extends Section 125 CrPC maintenance provision to divorced Muslim women.

Supreme Court rules divorced Muslim women can seek maintenance from husbands under Section 125 of CrPC, extending the provision beyond just married women. Justices BV Nagarathna and Augustine George Masih delivered separate but concurrent judgments, affirming the applicability of Section 125 CrPC to all women. The judges highlighted the necessity for husbands to share financial resources with wives who don't have independent income.

July 10, 2024
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