Man can be arrested for not paying maintenance to wife: HC

The Bombay High Court has ruled that a non-bailable warrant can be issued for the arrest of a man who fails to pay maintenance to his wife under the ‘Protection of Woman from Domestic Violence Act’.

The ruling was delivered last week by Justice Roshan Dalvi on a plea filed by a city resident, who had challenged the non-bailable warrant issued by a lower court against him for failure to pay maintenance to his wife.

–Agencies