The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a woman is not entitled to maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) after finding that she failed to prove she was the man's legally wedded wife. However, the court refused to interfere with the maintenance granted to their minor daughter, holding that a father's obligation to maintain his child remains irrespective of the marital status of the parents.
The judgment was delivered by Justice Achal Sachdev while partly allowing a criminal revision filed by Santosh Kumar against a Family Court order passed in Chitrakoot.
