Supreme Court of India

Smt. Kuldip Kaur v. Surinder Singh and Anr.

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Reported as [1988] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 762
Bench M.P. Thakkar J.
Decided 3 November 1988

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From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 197.3-Sections 125 to 128-Distinc­ tion to be made between mode of enforcement and mode of satisfaction of maintenance order-Sentencing the person to jail is ti mode of enforcement and not a mode of satisfaction of the liability. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973-Section 125-0rder for maintenance of wife and child passed-Whether detaining husband in jail for failing to pay arrears of maintenance would be tantamount to satisfaction of the order of maintenance even though arrears of main­ tenance allowance remain unrecovered in fact-Held no. Actual pay- ment must be

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