Which of the following are liable under Section 144(1)(d) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita,…
Section 144(1)(d) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 125(1)(d) CrPC) obliges "any person having sufficient means" to maintain "his father or…
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Which of the following are liable under Section 144(1)(d) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for payment of maintenance to their parents, who are unable to maintain themselves ?
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Correct answer C
Section 144(1)(d) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 125(1)(d) CrPC) obliges "any person having sufficient means" to maintain "his father or mother, unable to maintain himself or herself". In Vijaya Manohar Arbat v. Kashirao Rajaram Sawai (1987) the Supreme Court held that the word "person" includes a married or unmarried daughter.
So both sons and daughters with sufficient means are liable to maintain parents who cannot maintain themselves.
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