SAVITRI W/O SHRI GOVIND SINGH RAWAT versus SHRI GOVIND SINGH RAWAT

SAVITRI W/O SHRI GOVIND SINGH RAWAT versus SHRI GOVIND SINGH RAWAT

Magistrates have implied power under s.125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to grant interim maintenance pending disposal of the application to avoid hardship, advance the object of the legislation, and make orders effective.

Parties
Petitioner: Savitri w/o Shri Govind Singh Rawat; Respondent: Shri Govind Singh Rawat
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
09 October 1985
Procedural Posture
Special Leave Petition (criminal) / Disposition
Outcome
Petition disposed of; dispute regarding maintenance now finally settled between parties.
Legal Topics
Maintenance, Interim Orders, Summary Proceedings
Criminal Law Family Law Maintenance Interim Orders Summary Proceedings

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Parties

Savitri w/o Shri Govind Singh Rawat

Petitioner

Shri Govind Singh Rawat

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Special Leave Petition (criminal) / Disposition

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether a Magistrate can grant interim maintenance under s.125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Ratio Decidendi

Magistrates have implied power under s.125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to grant interim maintenance pending disposal of the application to avoid hardship, advance the object of the legislation, and make orders effective.

Court Disposition

Petition disposed of; dispute regarding maintenance now finally settled between parties.