PRAYAGRAJ, March 26 -- The Allahabad high court has held that committing a person to a civil prison for default in paying maintenance to his wife or children does not absolve him of his legal liability to pay further monthly arrears. A bench of justice Praveen Kumar Giri said that the doctrine of double jeopardy under Section 300 of the CrPC is entirely inapplicable to the execution of maintenance orders under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. The court passed this order on Tuesday while hearing a petition filed by Hasina Khatoon, challenging a January 2023 order of a civil judge (junior division)/fast track court (crime against women) in Moradabad. In July 2019, a magistrate had directed the husband to pay interim maintenance of Rs.4,000 each to the wife and their disabled son. However, he failed to pay Rs.2.64 lakh arrears, prompting the wife to move an execution application. A recovery warrant was issued, and the husband was arrested on October 30, 2022. After he refused to deposit the amount, a judicial magistrate sent him to civil prison for 30 days....