Multiple choice

No wife shall be entitled to receive maintenance from her husband under Section 125 of the CrPC if she

  1. has obtained a divorce from her husband and has not remarried

  2. is unable to maintain herself

  3. refused to live with her husband on the ground that he keeps a mistress

  4. is living in adultery
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Explanation

Option (1) is incorrect: Under Section 125 of the CrPC, a divorced wife and can claim maintenance. Option (2) is incorrect: If a wife is unable to maintain herself, she can claim maintenance under Section 125. Option (3) is incorrect: If a wife refused to live with her husband on the ground that he keeps a mistress, she can claim maintenance under Section 125. Option (4) is correct: Under Section 125(5) of the CrPC, no wife shall be entitled to receive an allowance for the maintenance from her husband under this Section if she is living in adultery.

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