S. 125 CrPC | Wife Living in Adultery Not Entitled to Maintenance; Kerala HC Clarifies Standard of Proof

The Kerala High Court has set aside a Family Court order granting maintenance to a wife, holding that she is disentitled to claim maintenance under Section 125(4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.) as she was found to be “living in adultery.” The Bench, led by Justice Kauser Edappagath, clarified that in maintenance proceedings,

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