In Brief
In a special leave petition under Article 136, the Supreme Court examined a High Court order interpreting Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (relating to maintenance). The High Court had relied on two settled Supreme Court decisions—Vanamala v. H.M. Ranganatha Bhatta and Rohtash Singh v. Ramendri—which had established a consistent interpretation of Section 125 for over two decades. Finding the High Court's reasoning sound and grounded in long-standing precedent, the Supreme Court dismissed the petition, finding no justification to interfere with the impugned order.
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