Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, a Magistrate of the First Class may order a monthly…
Section 144(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 125 CrPC) empowers a Magistrate of the first class to fix maintenance at such monthly rate…
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Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, a Magistrate of the First Class may order a monthly maintenance allowance at the rate of:
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Section 144(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 125 CrPC) empowers a Magistrate of the first class to fix maintenance at such monthly rate as the Magistrate thinks fit, subject to the section’s entitlement, sufficient-means and neglect-or-refusal requirements and a reasoned assessment. The former Rs. 500 monthly ceiling was removed by the 2001 amendment, and Rs. 3,000 or Rs. 5,000 are not statutory maxima.
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