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Under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, imprisonment of a defaulter…

Section 5(8) allows imprisonment "for a term which may extend to one month or until payment if sooner made whichever is earlier". Payment ends the imprisonment at once, and…

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Under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, imprisonment of a defaulter continues:

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Section 5(8) allows imprisonment "for a term which may extend to one month or until payment if sooner made whichever is earlier". Payment ends the imprisonment at once, and its length is not tied to an appeal or the next hearing.

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