Delivering the verdict, the SC set aside the Rajasthan HC order which exercised its power under a section of CrPC to quash one such sexual harassment case.
Under Section 125 of the CrPC, all women are entitled to alimony, so why leave out Muslim women, says Zakia Soman, founder of Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan.
There was a need for a clear-cut ruling that the option to seek relief under either of the two laws – personal or secular – lies with the aggrieved women. The verdict in Abdul Samad eminently fulfils this pressing need
Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a divorced Muslim woman can seek maintenance from her husband under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).