Supreme Court of India · 2003-08-26
Deb Narayan Halder vs Smt. Anushree Halder
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2003 SUPREME COURT 3174
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Deb Narayan Halder
- Respondent
- Smt. Anushree Halder
- Author
- B.P. Singh
- Bench
- N. Santosh Hegde, B. P. Singh
Judgment text excerpt
The case involves an appeal against a High Court order directing a husband to pay monthly maintenance to his wife under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The High Court had reversed a trial court's decision that had previously denied maintenance to the respondent. The Supreme Court examines the criteria for granting maintenance and the statutory obligations of a husband toward his wife.