Maintenance to wrongful wife

Querist : Anonymous (Querist) 03 July 2022 This query is : Resolved
My wife has filed 498A case, where I acquitted. Ex-party divorce has been granted against my wife.

She claims maintenance in 125 crpc. Lower court allowed maintenance.

When for her fault family is broken, why should I pay maintenance ? Is there any judgement where maintenance is denied due to wrong committed by wife ?

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A husband acquitted in a 498A case and granted an ex-parte divorce questions his obligation to pay maintenance under 125 CrPC, especially when his wife is deemed at fault for the family's breakdown. The legal consensus is that a husband generally has a duty to maintain his wife, even post-divorce, regardless of the circumstances leading to the separation. The duration of their cohabitation does not necessarily preclude her entitlement to maintenance.

kavksatyanarayana (Expert) 03 July 2022
No. The minimum duty of a husband is to maintain her wife up to his best. So you have to pay maintenance to her.

Querist : Anonymous (Querist) 04 July 2022
She was living with me only a few months, can she claim maintenance for life ?

Dr J C Vashista (Expert) 05 July 2022
She is entitled for maintenance even after divorce.
What is the opinion and advise of your lawyer ?

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