The Delhi High Court dissolved a marriage, stating that the wife’s false criminal complaint caused immense mental cruelty and agony to her husband. The allegations were deemed unsubstantiated, leading to the husband’s plea for divorce being accepted.
The Kerala High Court ruled that an unmarried daughter who has reached adulthood cannot claim maintenance from her father solely on the grounds of financial inability. The court emphasized that evidence of physical or mental incapacity is required to claim maintenance under Section 125(1) CrPC.
The Chhattisgarh High Court ruled that under Section 125 CrPC, the term ‘wife’ includes women married through rites, not just legally wedded wives. The court upheld maintenance orders and dismissed the criminal revision.
