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S.125 CrPC | Muslim Woman Entitled to Maintenance Post-Divorce if ‘Fair Provision’ Not Made: Patna High Court The legal Bandhu 48.3K followers September 15, 2025 Author: ABHISHEK J. The Patna High Court in Md. Murshid Alam v. State of Bihar & Ors. , Criminal Revision No. 657 of 2022 (decided on 30 August 2025), has reinforced the principle that a Muslim woman is entitled to maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) even after divorce, provided her husband has not made a reasonable and fair provision for her sustenance during the iddat period. The revision petition filed by the husband challenging maintenance awarded by the Family Court, Bhagalpur, was dismissed by Justice Jitendra Kumar, who upheld the monthly allowance of ₹7,000 granted in favor of the wife. Background of the Case The parties married in 2010 in accordance with Muslim personal law. Alleging cruelty, the wife left the matrimonial home shortly thereafter and claimed maintenance o...

Alimony from Previous Divorce Not a Factor in Future Matrimonial Claims: Supreme Court  By Abhishek Jat, Advocate In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court of India in Anurag Vijaykumar Goel v. State of Maharashtra & Anr. [2025 LiveLaw (SC) 773] clarified an important aspect of matrimonial jurisprudence: alimony received pursuant to a previous divorce cannot be considered when adjudicating maintenance or alimony claims in a subsequent marriage . The decision was rendered by a bench comprising Chief Justice B.R. Gavai, Justice K. Vinod Chandran, and Justice N.V. Anjaria, who examined complex issues of alimony, irretrievable breakdown of marriage, and criminal proceedings under Section 498-A IPC. Case Background The appeal stemmed from a contentious matrimonial dispute between the appellant (husband) and the second respondent (wife), both of whom had previously undergone divorce and subsequently remarried. However, their second marriage broke down within two years, triggering...

  By Abhishek Jat, Advocate Background The Madras High Court recently delivered a landmark judgment affirming the constitutional validity of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gaming and Regulation of Online Games Act, 2022, and the Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority (Real Money Games) Regulations, 2025. The impugned regulations introduced a ban on online real money gaming during nighttime hours (midnight to 5 AM) and mandated Aadhaar-based Know Your Customer (KYC) verification for all participants. Key Issues and Arguments Petitioners' Contentions: The petitioners, comprising major online gaming companies and player associations, challenged the legislative competence of the state to regulate online games of skill and contended that the restrictions infringed upon their fundamental rights under Articles 14, 19(1)(g), and 21 of the Constitution. They argued that the mandatory KYC requirement and the nighttime ban violated the right to privacy as recognized in Justice K.S. Puttaswa...