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