Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Alteration in allowance.

127. [(1) On proof of a change in the circumstances of any person, receiving, under section 125 a monthly allowance for the maintenance or interim maintenance, or ordered under the same section to pay a monthly allowance for the maintenance, or interim maintenance, to his wife, child, father or mother, as the case may be, the Magistrate may make such alteration, as he thinks fit, in the allowance for the maintenance or the interim maintenance, as the case may be.]

(2) Where it appears to the Magistrate that, in consequence of any decision of a competent Civil Court, any order made under section 125 should be cancelled or varied, he shall cancel the order or, as the case may be, vary the same accordingly.

(3) Where any order has been made under section 125 in favour of a woman who has been divorced by , or has obtained a divorce from, her husband, the Magistrate shall, if he is satisfied that-

(a)	-	the woman has, after the date of such divorce, remarried, cancel such order as from the date of her remarriage;
(b)	-	the woman has been divorced by her husband and that she has received, whether before or after the date of the said order, the whole of the sum which, under any customary or personal law applicable to the parties, was pa .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store Latest Job Openings View all 04 May 2026 Content Writer Intern Interactive Media Pvt Ltd. New Delhi CA Inter View Details 29 April 2026 Associate - Audit, Tax & Compliance Open Co Consulting LLP New Delhi B.Com View Details 22 May 2026 Sr. Financial Analyst - Consolidation Search Synergy Mumbai CA View Details ARTICLESHIP 15 May 2026 ARTICLE ASSISTANT, TRAINEE AND PAID ASSISTANT YOGESH KAPOOR AND ASSOCIATES New Delhi B.Com View Details 08 May 2026 Paid Assistants Quick Taxperts Private Limited Bengaluru Graduate (Any) View Details ARTICLESHIP 05 May 2026 ARTICLED ASSISTANT JS ADVISORS New Delhi CA Inter View Details 21 May 2026 Associate PWC Kolkata CA View Details 16 May 2026 Audit clerk mgirt & co Bengaluru CA Inter View Details Share  Facebook  Twitter  Linkedin  Reddit  Email  Whatsapp  Gmail  Pocket  Print  Pinterest  PDF  Translate Whatsapp Groups GST Income Tax CA Final CA Inter CAclubindia Login at CAclubindia CAclubindia India's largest network for finance professionals User Name Password Remember Me Forgot Password ? Alternatively, you can log in using: Login with Google Don't have an account? Register Now click here to register