Srinagar, July 10: The Supreme Court has ruled that Muslim women are allowed to seek maintenance from their husbands under section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), which is applicable to all married women irrespective of religion.
“We are hereby dismissing the criminal appeal with the major conclusion that section 125 would be applicable to all women and not just married women,” Justice Nagarathna said while pronouncing the verdict.
The top court dismissed the petition of one Mohd Abdul Samad, who has challenged the order of the Telangana High Court refusing to interfere with the maintenance order of the family court.
He has contended that a divorced Muslim woman is not entitled for maintenance under Section 125 of CrPC and has to invoke the provisions of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986.
