PATNA, India, Aug. 4 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 15:
1. The petitioner is the husband of Opposite Party. Their marriage was solemnized on 8th of May, 2007. In the month of January, 2023, the Opposite Party filed an application under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, praying for maintenance allowance, alleging, inter alia, that after solemnization of her marriage with the petitioner, it was consummated and in the wedlock, she gave birth to a male child, who is aged about 16 years. The petitioner deals with a catering business and earns Rs. 5 to 6 lakhs per year. It is also alleged that the petitioner is addicted to liquor and in the influence of intoxication, he used to treat the Opposite Party wit...