Karnataka High Court rules that a wife's failure to join husband after a decree for restitution of conjugal rights is not automatically voluntary desertion barring maintenance under Section 125(4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The court holds that the right to maintenance under Section 125 Cr.P.C. is a social welfare measure and cannot be defeated solely by the existence of a civil decree for restitution when the wife alleges cruelty.
23 Feb 2024The judgment arises from three revision petitions filed by wives whose claims for maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 197...
