https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311240 For jurisdiction under Section 488 of the Criminal Procedure Code, "residing" requires a settled or intended abode, not a casual temporary stay. On the facts, the husband had made Bangalore his home and his brief presence at Trichinopoly was only transitory, so Trichinopoly was not the place where he last resided with his wife. Section 531 did not cure the defect, because it cannot validate a complete absence of jurisdiction. The maintenance order was accordingly set aside. en-us Wed, 10 Dec 1941 00:00:00 +0630 Fri, 03 Jan 2025 16:21:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311240 For jurisdiction under Section 488 of the Criminal Procedure Code, "residing" requires a settled or intended abode, not a casual temporary stay. On the facts, the husband had made Bangalore his home and his brief presence at Trichinopoly was only transitory, so Trichinopoly was not the place where he last resided with his wife. Section 531 did not cure the defect, because it cannot validate a complete absence of jurisdiction. The maintenance order was accordingly set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 10 Dec 1941 00:00:00 +0630 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311240