Landmark SC Judgment on S. 125 CrPC

Supreme Court Cases 316-2008
Chaturbhuj Vs. Sitabai,
Dismissing the appeal, the Court
HELD: 1.1. The object of the maintenance proceedings is not to punish a person
for his past neglect, but to prevent vagrancy by compelling those who can
provide support to those who are unable to support themselves and who have a
moral claim to support. The phrase “unable [...]