Allahabad HC: Earning wife not entitled to maintenance from husband under S.125 CrPC

• Allahabad High Court ruled an earning wife, living a better life than her husband, is not entitled to maintenance under Section 125 CrPC.
• The Court set aside a Family Court order for the husband to pay ₹5,000 monthly maintenance.
• The wife, earning ₹36,000/month as a Senior Sales Coordinator, initially claimed to be unemployed and uneducated.
• The High Court noted the wife did not approach the court with clean hands and made incorrect statements.
• Maintenance under Section 125 CrPC is granted only when a wife is unable to maintain herself.

Why It Matters: This ruling impacts maintenance claims for earning spouses.