Fit & Major Unmarried Daughter Can’t Claim Maintenance U/S 125 CrPC; Plea Filed as Major Can Be Converted to Suit U/S 20(3) HAMA: Allahabad High Court

In a recent significant judgment, the Allahabad High Court has ruled that a mentally and physically fit major unmarried daughter cannot seek maintenance under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). Instead, such a daughter must file a claim under Section 20(3) of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 to receive maintenance from her parents. This decision was passed by a single-judge bench of Justice Rajnish Kumar in…