https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197848 A maintenance petition under Section 125 CrPC was not defeated by a clerical mistake in the first petitioner's name where identity as the respondent's wife and the minor petitioners' mother was otherwise proved. The court treated the error as a correctable technical defect, noting that Section 125 proceedings are intended as a speedy social remedy and should not fail on form when substance is established. It further held that subordinate criminal courts may correct obvious mistakes to prevent prejudice or miscarriage of justice. The Magistrate's acceptance of the corrected identity on evidence involved no illegality, impropriety, or incorrectness, so the maintenance order was upheld. en-us Mon, 09 Feb 1987 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 17 Jan 2018 11:39:14 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197848 A maintenance petition under Section 125 CrPC was not defeated by a clerical mistake in the first petitioner's name where identity as the respondent's wife and the minor petitioners' mother was otherwise proved. The court treated the error as a correctable technical defect, noting that Section 125 proceedings are intended as a speedy social remedy and should not fail on form when substance is established. It further held that subordinate criminal courts may correct obvious mistakes to prevent prejudice or miscarriage of justice. The Magistrate's acceptance of the corrected identity on evidence involved no illegality, impropriety, or incorrectness, so the maintenance order was upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 09 Feb 1987 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197848