The Allahabad High Court has ruled that summary proceedings under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) do not require the strict proof of cruelty typically expected in criminal prosecutions or full-scale matrimonial trials. Setting aside an order passed by the Bulandshahr Family Court, Justice Garima Prashad allowed a criminal revision petition, holding that
Section 125 CrPC Proceedings Cannot Be Converted Into Full-Fledged Matrimonial Trial to Deny Maintenance: Allahabad High Court
