ISSUE:
Whether Farooqui can claim maintenance under Section 125 of the CrPC?
What is the sum of maintenance payable to Farooqui?
RULE:
The court referred to Shamim Bano v Asraf Khan [(2014) 12 SCC 636], Danial Latifi v Union of India [(2001) 7 SCC 740], Khatoon Nisa v State of UP [(2014) 12 SCC 646] and Shabana Bano v Imran Khan [(2010) 1 SCC 666] as binding precedent for the first issue.
The reduction of the High Court was without reason and makes it extremely difficult for Farooqui to live alone; Section 125 allows for enough maintenance for the wife to sustain herself.