In the current order, the Kerala High Court observed a dictum laid down in a 1999 judgment that an unmarried act of unchastity or some lapses of the distinctive feature will no longer disentitle a wife from claiming upkeep from her husband underneath Sec.125 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
Justice Alexander Thomas set aside the order of their family court, which had dismissed the plea of a female seeking preservation on the floor that she became residing in adultery.

The Family Court has been directed to don’t forget the applicability of the mandate in Sandha v. Narayanan [1999(1) KLT 688], in which it became held that to constitute the “act of residing in adultery,” there should be a continuous course of behavior or residing inside the State of quasi-permanent union with the adulterer.
Before the Court, it becomes contended that no ocular or documentary proof was adduced by the husband to show such adultery. Even assuming that his model changed daily, it has handiest noted an unmarried example of unchastity or lapse. The bench determined: three.

“[It is contended] That the court under has not taken into consideration the effect of the dictum laid down in diverse cases as in Sandha v. Narayanan [1999(1) KLT 688] that if you want to represent the “act of dwelling in adultery” there need to be a continuous course of conduct or dwelling within the State of quasi-everlasting union with the adulterer and that an unmarried act of unchastity or some lapses of virtue will no longer disentitle a spouse from claiming maintenance from her husband below Sec. A hundred twenty-five of the Cr. P.C. The mandate has also been accompanied in diverse other instances, such, as Sheela and some other v. Albert Hemson @ James [2015 (1) KLT SN 113]. It is similarly pointed out that there’s evidence of documents to expose that the petitioner is dwelling together with her dad and mom. As a result, the petitioner’s far contended that there might be no proof to suggest even remotely that the petitioner was persevering with to stay in adultery in a State of quasi-everlasting union with the alleged adulterer, etc… In the light of these factors, this Court is of the opinion that the stated essential components have now not been nicely considered and adverted to by using the found out Family Court.”