Considering the object, scope and ambit of Section 125 Cr.P.C., unemployment is not a justification to absolve oneself of one's liability to maintain one's wife. Undoubtedly, the petitioner-husband has the capacity to earn a living for himself and for the respondent-wife. Moreover, according to Babu Lal @ Babru (NAW-4), the petitioner-husband does have one biga of agriculture land. Since the said witness has been produced by the petitioner- 7
husband himself, there is no reason to doubt his testimony. Thus, the petitioner-husband cannot escape his liability to maintain the respondent-wife on the specious plea that he is an unemployed youth.
