S.125 CrPC | Mother Being Maintained By Real Son Cannot Claim 'Another Maintenance' From Step-Son: Allahabad High Court

Sparsh Upadhyay

15 July 2026 1:41 PM IST

  • S.125 CrPC | Mother Being Maintained By Real Son Cannot Claim Another Maintenance From Step-Son: Allahabad High Court

    The High Court dismissed the revision plea filed by the mother, noting that it was filed with the intention to harass the step-son.

    The Allahabad High Court has observed that once a mother has been granted maintenance against her real son under Section 125 CrPC, she cannot subsequently seek "another maintenance" from her step-son for the same purpose. A bench of Justice Lakshmi Kant Shukla thus dismissed a criminal revision filed by a woman seeking modification of a Family Court order to also hold her stepson...

    Sparsh Upadhyay

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    Sparsh Upadhyay is an Associate Editor with LiveLaw

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