Circumstantial Evidence Sufficient to Prove Adultery and Defeat Wife’s Maintenance Claim: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that circumstantial evidence is sufficient to establish the factum of ‘living in adultery’ to defeat a claim for maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.). The judgment was delivered by Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath in a revision petition filed against a Family Court order granting maintenance to a woman. Petitioner’s Arguments Against Maintenance The counsel for the revision petitioner submitted…