'Second Wife' Not Entitled to Maintenance, But Child’s Rights Protected: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court in Criminal Revision No. 1147 of 2016 delivered a judgment on 9 May 2025, revisiting the scope of Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which deals with maintenance rights. The case involved Daman Lal, a mason by profession from Village Gidhwa, District Balod, and Smt. Tuman Bai, who claimed to be his legally wedded wife, seeking maintenance for herself and her minor daughter, Ku.…
