Supreme Court · Case note
Shahjahan v. State of Uttar Pradesh
A Supreme Court decision on a divorced woman’s maintenance claim in proceedings under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
The Court’s postscript records disposal by order on 4 February 2025; the reasoned judgment bears an electronic signature dated 22 April 2025. This page summarizes that decision only and does not state or imply that Advocate Sunil Kumar Upadhyay represented a party or was involved.
Issue before the Court
The appeal challenged the refusal of maintenance to a divorced woman by the lower courts. The Supreme Court considered the reasons given for denying her claim under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, in the circumstances of that proceeding.
Decision
The Supreme Court set aside the challenged orders and directed payment of maintenance of ₹4,000 per month to the appellant from the date of her maintenance application. The Court found that the lower courts’ reasoning for rejecting her claim could not stand.
Legal context
The judgment concerned a maintenance application filed in 2008 under Section 125 CrPC. It addresses the record and reasoning in that matter; it is not a general determination of every question that may arise under later or different statutory provisions.
