Woman Not Entitled to Maintenance as Legally Wedded Wife When First Marriage Still Subsisted: Allahabad High Court
Can maintenance under Section 125 CrPC be granted when the second marriage itself is not legally valid? The Allahabad High Court said No. A woman must first prove that she was the legally wedded wife of the man from whom she is claiming maintenance.
PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court, through Justice Achal Sachdev, held that a woman cannot claim maintenance as a legally wedded wife from another man when she had not divorced her first husband and the first husband was alive when the relationship began.
The Court was hearing a criminal revision against an order dated August 14, 2025, passed by the Principal Judge, Family Court, Chitrakoot. Read More- https://www.shoneekapoor.com/legal-news/maintenance-first-marriage/