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The Delhi High Court<\/strong> this week held that pending maintenance amount under Section 125 Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC)<\/strong> can be recovered via a suit for recovery by filing a civil suit. According to the Court, award of maintenance arises from a marriage and not as a contractual debt but it does acquire a character of \u2018debt\u2019 upon the obligated party not fulfilling its obligation to pay maintenance.<\/p>\n

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A division bench of the Delhi High Court consisting of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait<\/strong> and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna<\/strong> was hearing an appeal challenging the dismissal of suit of recovery of maintenance when a question regarding a spouse\/family member\u2019s right to recover maintenance which is due and payable even after the expiry of the period provided under Section 125(3) of CrPC arose.<\/p>\n

The division bench while analysing the provision of the CrPC and Apex Court\u2019s previous decisions concluded that once a maintenance amount becomes due and payable then the same can be recovered as a debt via a recovery suit.<\/p>\n

The High Court while analysing Section 125 CrPC observed that under the provision there is no express or implied bar on the jurisdiction of a civil court to entertain such suits. Moreover, since the object of Section 125 Cr.P.C embodies only the social obligation of a husband towards his wife, parents and children, it becomes a \u201cdebt\u201d only when the amount payable to the dependant\/wife is crystallized by way of a judgment or a decree. Hence\u00a0<\/em>when a definite amount becomes due and payable, it becomes a \u201clegal debt\u201d, therefore, the recovery of which can be sought by way of a Civil Suit.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The High Court also relied on the Hon\u2019ble Supreme Court\u2019s decision in <\/strong>Poongodi & Anr. v. Thangavel<\/em><\/strong><\/a> to reiterate that if a remedy <\/strong>under Section 125 of CrPC is not available, the ordinary remedy to recover maintenance by way of a civil action shall be available.<\/p>\n

On the basis of above findings the High Court allowed the appeal. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Vasu Bajaj v. Rakesh Bajaj, <\/em><\/strong>MAT.APP.(F.C) 226\/2019 <\/strong>decided on 23.08.2023<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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