Matrimonial & Family
Yamunabai Anantrao Adhav v. Anantrao Shivram Adhav
Full citation: Yamunabai Anantrao Adhav v. Anantrao Shivram Adhav, (1988) 1 SCC 530, Supreme Court of India, decided 27.01.1988
Legal proposition
A woman whose marriage is void because of the husband's subsisting earlier marriage cannot claim maintenance as 'wife' under s.125 CrPC.
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