Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 585 · Decided 26 April 1996
Kirtikant D. Vadodaria v. State of Gujarat and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 585 · [1996] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 45
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 537/1993
- Decided
- 26 April 1996
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, FAIZAN UDDIN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 125(1)(d), 125
Headnote
B Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: Section 125(1)(d). Step-mother-Maintenanc~laim of-From her step-son-Held : Ex­ pression "mother" in S. 125(1)(d) meant only real or natural mother and did C not include step-mother who was distinct and separate entity-She could not be equated with having regard to social object of S. 125 CrP.C. childless step-mother could claim maintenance from her step-son provided she was a widow or her husband, if living, was incapable of maintaining her. D Maintenance matters-Personal law applicable to the parties could not be
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