In Brief
In this criminal appeal, an aged and ailing man challenged a High Court order regarding maintenance to his wife. Though both parties expressed willingness to settle through a one-time payment, the respondent wife was absent due to ill health. The Supreme Court declined to finalize the arrangement without her presence and remitted the matter to the High Court at Lucknow for completion of settlement formalities and divorce proceedings, holding that the High Court was better positioned to oversee the process with both parties available.
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