Sayyad Layak S/O Sayyad Shadulla v. Sayyad Nasrin W/O Sayyad Layak and Others.
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Criminal Writ Petition (Art. 226/227), Bombay High Court Aurangabad Bench, decided 20.02.2025 by Y. G. Khobragade, J. Subject-matter: maintenance under Section 125 Cr.P.C.; refusal of interim stay (Exh. 5) of maintenance judgment dated 03.11.2022 (Rs. 3,000/- per month per applicant; Rs. 10,000/- cost) by Additional Sessions Judge, Bhokar in Cri. Revision No. 13 of 2024; quantum challenged as exorbitant against claimed carpenter income; effect of subsequent dissolution of Muslim marriage decree dated 10.02.2025 in RCS No. 150 of 2023 under the Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act, 1939 on the wife's maintenance entitlement; maintenance held payable from date of Section 125 application till dissolution decree; writ petition dismissed, rule discharged, liberty to pursue revision. Useful searches: stay of maintenance order; post-dissolution maintenance cut-off date; Section 125 CrPC quantum; Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act 1939.