A married woman cannot maintain herself, and her husband has sufficient means. Which circumstance can support a maintenance order under section 144 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023?
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A married woman cannot maintain herself, and her husband has sufficient means. Which circumstance can support a maintenance order under section 144 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023?
She is living in adultery.
She refuses to live with him without sufficient reason.
They are living separately by mutual consent.
He has neglected her, and no statutory bar applies.
Answer and explanation
Section 144(1)(a) permits a Magistrate to order maintenance when a husband with sufficient means neglects or refuses to maintain his wife and she cannot maintain herself. Section 144(4) specifies circumstances that bar an order.
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