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Maintain The Wife Due To Financial Constraints As Long As He Is Capable of Earning
Maintain The Wife Due To Financial Constraints As Long As He Is Capable of Earning
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JUDGMENT
Dipak Misra, J.
Leave granted.
shackles are either burnt or lost their force, the chains get
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be able to say that they are the persons of modern age and
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a car from the family but also started harassing her. A time
came when he sent her to the parental home where she was
home, but she returned with the fond and firm hope that the
love and peace but as the misfortune would have it, the
help of her parents who came and took her to the parental
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when all her hopes got shattered for reunion, she filed an
an amount of Mehar.
matter Criminal Case No. 1120 of 1998 did not accept the
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was ill treated at her matrimonial home; and that she had
come back to her parental house and staying there; that the
husband that she had means to sustain her had not been
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Judge, Family Court had not ascribed any reason for grant of
High Court took note of the fact that the husband had
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1991 (2) Crimes 725 (All)
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1990 Cr.L.J. 1884
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1999 (2) JIC, 323 (ACC)
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1999 (2) 763, Allahabad J.I.C
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1999 (2) JIC 522 All
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2000 (2) JIC 967 All
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is urged by him that the High Court has fallen into error by
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(2014) 12 SCC 636
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(2001) 7 SCC 740
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(2014) 12 SCC 646
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(2010) 1 SCC 666
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shadow of doubt that Section 125 CrPC has been rightly held
is manifest that it has taken note of the fact that the salary
exercised, for the High Court has noted that the grant of
modification.
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really corrode the human relationship not only today but will
also have the impact for years to come and has the
sing the song of the brook. “Men may come and men may
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allowed to feel that she has fallen from grace and move
the status and strata of the husband comes into play and
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not doing well. These are only bald excuses and, in fact,
under the legal obligation to support his wife, for wife’s right
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(1997) 7 SCC 7
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(2008) 2 SCC 316
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she feels she has lost the tenderest friend. There may be a
misfortune. At this stage, the only comfort that the law can
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shelter over her head in the parental house, but other real
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of May, 2009 and after deduction of AFPP Fund and AGI, the
passed by the High Court are set aside and that of the
costs.
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........................................J.
[DIPAK MISRA]
........................................J.
[PRAFULLA C. PANT]
NEW DELHI
APRIL 06, 2015.
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