Reviewed case brief
Savitaben Somabhai Bhatia v. State of Gujarat
(2005) 3 SCC 636
The decision confirming that S.125 CrPC (now S.144 BNSS) applies to all women regardless of religion, including divorced Muslim women.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 2005
- Subjects
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-29
Rule established
A divorced Muslim woman is entitled to maintenance under S.125 CrPC (now S.144 BNSS). This secular remedy applies to all women irrespective of religion.
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Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
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