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Under Section 12 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, a senior…

Section 12 provides that where a senior citizen or parent is entitled to maintenance both under the corresponding criminal-procedure provision and under this Act, he may…

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Under Section 12 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, a senior citizen entitled to maintenance both under Chapter X of the BNSS (formerly Chapter IX of the CrPC) and under that Act:

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Section 12 provides that where a senior citizen or parent is entitled to maintenance both under the corresponding criminal-procedure provision and under this Act, he may claim under either of those laws, but not under both.

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