https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279399 Section 125(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure limits a Magistrate's coercive power for non-payment of maintenance to imprisonment for one month or until payment, whichever is earlier. Continued custody until the full arrears are cleared is not permitted. The Court also noted that, after expiry of the permissible period, the aggrieved wife may seek similar relief again for any further breach of the maintenance order. The operative effect is that maintenance enforcement through imprisonment remains time-bound and cannot extend beyond the statutory maximum. en-us Wed, 07 Apr 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 15 Mar 2019 15:58:11 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279399 Section 125(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure limits a Magistrate's coercive power for non-payment of maintenance to imprisonment for one month or until payment, whichever is earlier. Continued custody until the full arrears are cleared is not permitted. The Court also noted that, after expiry of the permissible period, the aggrieved wife may seek similar relief again for any further breach of the maintenance order. The operative effect is that maintenance enforcement through imprisonment remains time-bound and cannot extend beyond the statutory maximum. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 07 Apr 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279399