In a landmark judgment, Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta of the Calcutta High Court ruled that strict proof of marriage is not mandatory for claiming maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) if a man and woman have been living together as husband and wife for a significant period. The court emphasized
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