Woman Cannot Claim Maintenance from Live-In Partner Accused of Rape, No Husband-Wife Relationship: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently dismissed a woman's claim for interim maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C), citing that she was not legally married to the respondent. The High Court upheld the order of the Principal Sessions Judge, Kathua, which had earlier set aside the trial Magistrate's decision granting interim maintenance to the woman. Live-in relationship and child born out of…
