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Allahabad HC Upholds ₹5,000 & ₹3,000 Maintenance Under CrPC 125, Allows Property Auction for Non-Payment

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06 Apr 2026
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Source: Indian Express
Key Data:₹5,000 per month₹3,000 per monthSection 125 CrPC6% interestMarch 24, 2026
Bodies:Allahabad High CourtFamily Court, Bulandshahr
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What This Article Covers

1.Allahabad HC dismisses husband's plea against family court order awarding ₹5,000 monthly maintenance to wife and ₹3,000 to minor daughter.

2.Court clarifies that denial of sufficient income is not a valid ground to avoid statutory maintenance obligation under Section 125 CrPC.

3.Judgment emphasizes Section 125 as an emergency measure to prevent vagrancy and destitution, and allows attachment and auction of defaulter's property for recovery.

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The Allahabad High Court has reinforced the mandatory nature of maintenance obligations under CrPC Section 125, ruling that a husband cannot evade payments by merely claiming insufficient income. This judgment underscores the provision's role as an emergency measure to prevent destitution and introduces property auction as a stringent enforcement tool.

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Maintenance Amount (Wife)₹5,000 per month
Maintenance Amount (Daughter)₹3,000 per month
Key Legal ProvisionSection 125 of CrPC
Judgment DateMarch 24, 2026
BenchJustice Praveen Kumar Giri
Enforcement ToolProperty attachment & auction
Interest Rate on Arrears6% per annum

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  • ›Maintenance Amount (Wife): ₹5,000 per month
  • ›Maintenance Amount (Daughter): ₹3,000 per month
  • ›Target this Data: Maintenance amounts (₹5,000 & ₹3,000) and interest rate (6%).
  • ›Target this Nodal Body: Family Courts (established under the Family Courts Act, 1984).
  • ›Target this Legal Point: Section 125 of CrPC and its exceptions under Section 125(4).

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Q1Static LinkageEasy

Under which Code does Section 125, which deals with maintenance of wives, children, and parents, appear?

Q2Statement-basedHard

Consider the following statements regarding the recent Allahabad High Court judgment on maintenance:

1. The court upheld a family court order granting monthly maintenance of ₹5,000 to a wife and ₹3,000 to her minor daughter.

2. The court ruled that a husband's claim of insufficient income is a valid ground to avoid paying maintenance under Section 125 CrPC.

3. The judgment emphasized that Section 125 CrPC is an emergency measure to prevent destitution.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q3Data-centricMedium

According to the Allahabad High Court judgment, what is the rate of interest per annum applicable on arrears of maintenance if recovered through property auction?

Q4Application/ImpactMedium

What is the primary objective of Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, as emphasized in the Allahabad High Court's judgment?

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