Rina Kumari @ Rina Devi @ Reena v Dinesh Kumar Mahto (10-Jan-2025)

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Supreme Court of India 10 Jan 2025
The Supreme Court of India held that a decree for restitution of conjugal rights under Section 9 HMA does not automatically absolve a husband from his obligation to pay maintenance under Section 125, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC), even if the wife refuses to return to the matrimonial home for a valid reason

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