Maintenance in case where wife is earning as much as husband: Read Judgment in Brief Amaresh Patel LANDMARK JUDGMENT Mon, Jul 01, 2019, at ,08:17 PM Title of the Case – Maintenance in case where wife is earning as much as husband Name of the case – Lopamudra Konwar Khuyan & anr v. Surajit Singh, Crl. Rev. P. 42/2016 (Delhi High Court) Date of Judgment – 30th April, 2019 Judges: Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva Subject and sections involved – Section 125 CrPC, 1973 Issue: Whether wife and the child born out of wedlock is entitled to maintenance in case where wife is earning almost as much as husband? Fact of the Case: Marriage between the parties was solemnized on 23.06.2002 under the Special Marriage Act and a female child (petitioner 2) was born from the wedlock on 07.03.2004. It is alleged that Petitioner No. 1 (wife) was forced to leave her matrimonial house on 03.04.2005 on account of being mentally and physically tortured by the Respondent (husband) and his family members. The marriage between the parties was dissolved on 22.03.2007 by way of an ex-parte decree. Petitioners filed the subject petition under section 125 Cr.P.C. seeking maintenance Rs 50,000 per month for both the Petitioners. Ratio of the case - The Delhi High Court has observed that "A child for her upbringing does not only require money. It would be incorrect to hold that both the parents are equally responsible for the expenses of the child. A mother who has custody of a child not only spends money on the upbringing of the child but also spent substantial time and effort in bringing up the child….One cannot put value to the time and effort put in by the mother in upbringing of the child," and thus, enhanced the maintenance from 10 thousands to 20 thousands per month to the child born out of wedlock child.