Strict proof of marriage not precondition for maintenance under Section 125 CrPC: Calcutta High Court

Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta observed that the claimant has to only prove a prima facie case of marriage to seek maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
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The Calcutta High Court recently observed that if a man and woman have been living together as husband and wife for a reasonably long time, there is no need to provide strict proof of marriage for a woman to claim maintenance from her partner under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC).

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