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Rina Kumari @ Rina Devi @ Reena v. Dinesh Kumar Mahto @ Dinesh Kumar Mahato and another

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.125(4) – Disqualification under, when not attracted

Allowed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
9 Jan 2025
Citation
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 462
Case no.
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 161/2025
Bench
Sanjiv Khanna, Sanjay Kumar

Issue for consideration

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 said decree and return home.

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