Section 125 CrPC | Levirate Marriages validated by custom, cohabitation, social acceptance, and the birth of children, must be treated as valid: Patna High Court
The Court held that a woman having lived as a wife, borne children, and been deserted without support, falls within the protective umbrella of Section 125 CrPC and the technical plea of invalidity of marriage cannot be a valid ground to deny her maintenance.