Upholds Wife's Right to Separate Residence and Maintenance: Husband's Impotency Key Factor Under Section 125 CrPC: Chhattisgarh High Court
In a landmark decision, Justice Parth Prateem Sahu of the Chhattisgarh High Court has recently ruled that impotency can be a valid ground for a wife to reside separately from her husband and be entitled to maintenance under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). Case Background: The judgment arose from a criminal revision petition filed by a husband challenging a Family Court order directing him to pay Rs.…