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Under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, the Tribunal is deemed a…

Section 8(2) says the Tribunal "shall be deemed to be a Civil Court for all the purposes of section 195 and Chapter XXVI" of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which deal…

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Under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, the Tribunal is deemed a Civil Court for purposes of:

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Section 8(2) says the Tribunal "shall be deemed to be a Civil Court for all the purposes of section 195 and Chapter XXVI" of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which deal with prosecution for offences against public justice. Those provisions now correspond to s.215 and Chapter XXVIII of the BNSS, while s.144 and Chapter X of the BNSS deal with maintenance.

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