https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279629 Imprisonment for default in payment of maintenance under Section 125(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure operates as a coercive mode of enforcement and does not extinguish the arrears. The maintenance liability is satisfied only by actual payment of the outstanding amount, and the defaulting spouse remains liable even after undergoing the sentence. Chapter IX is described as providing a complete scheme for adjudication, enforcement, and recovery of maintenance, with jail intended to compel compliance rather than discharge the debt. The arrears therefore continue to be recoverable notwithstanding imprisonment already suffered. en-us Thu, 03 Nov 1988 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 28 Mar 2019 15:46:37 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279629 Imprisonment for default in payment of maintenance under Section 125(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure operates as a coercive mode of enforcement and does not extinguish the arrears. The maintenance liability is satisfied only by actual payment of the outstanding amount, and the defaulting spouse remains liable even after undergoing the sentence. Chapter IX is described as providing a complete scheme for adjudication, enforcement, and recovery of maintenance, with jail intended to compel compliance rather than discharge the debt. The arrears therefore continue to be recoverable notwithstanding imprisonment already suffered. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 03 Nov 1988 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279629