S.125 CrPC | Technical Delays and Procedural Lapses Can't Defeat Purpose of Interim Maintenance to Wife and Minor Child: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court, through a detailed judgment delivered by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma on August 5, 2025, dismissed a revision petition filed by a husband challenging a Family Court order which directed him to pay Rs. 50,000 per month as interim maintenance to his wife and their minor child under Section 125, Code of Criminal Procedure. Technical lapses cannot override statutory protection The Court firmly held that technical delays…