Supreme Court · 2020 INSC 631 · Decided 4 November 2020
Rajnesh v. Neha & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2020 INSC 631 · [2020] 13 S.C.R. 1093
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 730/2020
- Decided
- 4 November 2020
- Bench
- INDU MALHOTRA, R. SUBHASH REDDY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 125, 15(3), 39, 142, 128; Constitution Article 39, 15(3), 142; Hindu Marriage Act; Domestic Violence Act
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 125 - Interim maintenance - For wife and minor child - Awarded by Family Court - Affirmed by High Court - Appeal to Supreme Court - Held: Orders passed by Courts below affirmed - Husband is directed to pay entire proceedings u/s. 125. Family Laws: Maintenance/ interim maintenance - Maintenance laws have been enacted as a measure of social justice which fall within constitutional sweep of Art. 15(3) reinforced by Art. 39 of the Constitution - Guidelines framed in exercise of power u/Art. 142
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