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Under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, punishment for abandonment…

Section 24 punishes exposure and abandonment "with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months or fine which may extend to five thousand…

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Under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, punishment for abandonment of a senior citizen may extend to:

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Section 24 punishes exposure and abandonment "with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months or fine which may extend to five thousand rupees or with both". One month is the limit for imprisonment for unpaid maintenance under s.5(8).

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