Serving Jail Term for Maintenance Arrears Does Not Absolve Husband of Liability: Allahabad High Court

The High Court at Allahabad has ruled that a husband’s detention in civil prison for failing to pay maintenance arrears does not discharge his liability to pay the outstanding amount. The court emphasized that such detention is a mode of enforcement, not a mode of satisfaction of the legal obligation to provide for a wife

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