Section 125 CrPC: When can a court order maintenance?

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Kuch tricky question thi ye, 2019 mein CLAT ug mei aayi thi. Question thi: X a married person hai, 5 saal se divorce se pehle, apne wife ko Rs 10,000 tak mahar deti rahi hai. Lekin, yeh mahar sirf do mahine ke liye deti rahi hai. Kya court X par maintenance ka adalat kar sakta hai? Kya yeh sirf maintenance ka adalat karna hai ya X ki income, wife ki needs aur marriage ke samay ke adhikar ka bhi dhyan dena hoga?

Section 125 CrPC ke under, court marriage ke samay ke adhikar ka dhyan denega, aur wife ke needs aur husband ki income ka bhi adhikar dena hoga.

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Dhruv ยท LLM Scholar

Bhai, according to Section 125 CrPC, a court can order maintenance if the person is unable to maintain themselves and have no independent income, assets or any other reliable source of income. Ek baar aisi situation hai jab wife ko pati ne chhod diya ho ya vah apne pariwar se akele ho aur pati ke paas rakhvati ki koi aadharatmak shakti nahi hai.

Sangeeta ยท Future Advocate

Section 125 CrPC ke according, ek court maintenance ka order todega tab hi, jab husband ya husband's family kripyaat karte hue apne wife aur bachchon ko uphaar nhi karte hain. Ye ek aavashyak shart hai, aur agar husband apni wife ko kuch bhi nhi dete hain, to court unhe maintenance ka order deta hai.

Deepak ยท Future Advocate

Section 125 CrPC mein maintenance kay liye court ki anumati tab hoti hai jab kisi mahila ya bachche ki parivaar ko kamjor dikhaya jaayega aur uska parivaar uski behatar se majbooti se bachchon ko pasin karega.

Ayesha ยท CLAT Prep

Sahib, clarification chahiye. Section 125 CrPC ke liye court maintenance order di sakta hai tabhi jab wife/husband, child ya parents dependant ho aur unka khana, kapda, roza, aur arthaat majboori se unka upyog karne ke liye paise ki zarurat ho. Aur in sabka proof diya jana hai. Simple, to aapko in sab condition purn hogi to aapko maintenance mil sakta hai.