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The Shah Bano case dealt with whether a divorced Muslim woman, Shah Bano Begum, was entitled to maintenance from her husband under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The Supreme Court ruled that Section 125 applies to all religious communities and takes precedence over personal law. It also held that payment of mahr (gift) to the woman did not relieve the husband of his responsibility to provide maintenance if she could not support herself. However, public outrage over this ruling led the governmen

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