https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311051 Arrest and detention in execution of a money decree are permissible only where the debtor has means and refuses or neglects to pay; mere inability to pay is insufficient. Past means may support detention only if linked to contemporaneous neglect and no material change in financial circumstances is shown. Serious illness under section 59 of the Civil Procedure Code requires a realistic factual enquiry, with medical evidence considered fairly before detention is ordered. Article 11 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights was treated as an aid to humane interpretation, but not as a directly enforceable domestic bar to imprisonment without implementing legislation. en-us Wed, 10 Sep 1969 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 05 Dec 2023 15:13:55 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311051 Arrest and detention in execution of a money decree are permissible only where the debtor has means and refuses or neglects to pay; mere inability to pay is insufficient. Past means may support detention only if linked to contemporaneous neglect and no material change in financial circumstances is shown. Serious illness under section 59 of the Civil Procedure Code requires a realistic factual enquiry, with medical evidence considered fairly before detention is ordered. Article 11 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights was treated as an aid to humane interpretation, but not as a directly enforceable domestic bar to imprisonment without implementing legislation. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 10 Sep 1969 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311051