In a recent case a Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice Dipak misra and Justice Prafulla C pant held that the amount of maintenance to be awarded under section 125 or
CrPC cannot be restricted for the iddat period (three months) only as the inherent and fundamental principal behind section 125. Also it said that an order under section 125 Cr. PC can be passed if a person, despite having sufficient means, neglects or refuses to maintain the wife.