Supreme Court Allows Maintenance to Wife in Second Marriage Despite Pendency of Appeal Against Divorce Decree — Marriage Not Void Under Hindu Marriage Act When No Stay on Decree. The Court held that Section 125 CrPC maintenance cannot be denied solely on the ground that the marriage was solemnized during the pendency of an appeal against a divorce decree, as the earlier marriage stood dissolved and the second marriage did not contravene Section 5(i) of the Hindu Marriage Act.
14 Feb 2020The appeal arises from a judgment of the Telangana High Court dismissing the appellant's criminal revision against the rejection of her maintenance ap...
