Lets a first-class Magistrate order a person with sufficient means, who neglects or refuses to maintain their wife, minor children, or parents unable to support themselves, to pay a monthly maintenance allowance — carried forward from the old CrPC Section 125, renumbered.
- Designed as a fast, summary remedy — it doesn't require going through a full, drawn-out civil suit to get interim financial support.
If you (or your children, or your parents) are being financially neglected by someone legally obligated to support you, this is a quicker route to a maintenance order than an ordinary civil case.
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