Husband Still Liable To Maintain Ex-Wife After Divorce? Calcutta High Court Says She Remains A ‘Wife’ Until Remarriage
The Calcutta High Court held that a divorce decree does not automatically end a husband’s statutory obligation to maintain his former wife. Under Explanation (b) to Section 125(1) CrPC, the term “wife” includes a woman who has been divorced by or has obtained divorce from her husband and has not remarried. Therefore, subject to the other statutory requirements, an ex-wife who has not remarried and is unable to maintain herself can continue to seek maintenance from her former husband.
