Bombay High Court Upholds Sentencing of Husband for Default in Payment of Maintenance Under Section 125 CrPC — Imprisonment for Non-Payment of Arrears of Rs.16,250 Upheld as Legal and Proportionate. The court held that the Magistrate had jurisdiction to sentence the husband to simple imprisonment for default in payment of maintenance arrears, and the sentence was not disproportionate.
16 Mar 2005The petitioner, Gous Sahebji Shaikh, was a driver employed with the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation. His wife and seven children (respond...




