Category: Maintenance for Women In Bigamous Marriages

ISSUE:

Whether the Appellant married Lakshmi before his marriage with the Respondent?

Whether the maintenance under sec.125 CrPC be granted to the respondent?

RULE:

When a person is not given a chance to hear then principles of natural justice are violated.

ISSUE:

Whether the appellant can claim maintenance from the respondent?

RULE:

When lived with a woman for a long time and even though they may not have withstood legal preconditions of a valid marriage, should be made liable to pay the woman maintenance if he desolates her.

ISSUE:

Whether the respondent has a right to claim for maintenance in an invalid marriage?

RULE:

In some cases for the sake of claiming maintenance under section 125 women can be considered as a wife.