Section 144 BNSS / Section 125 CrPC | Unmarried Major Christian Daughter Not Entitled to Seek Maintenance from Father: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that a major daughter cannot claim maintenance from her father under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.), corresponding to Section 144 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), unless she is unable to maintain herself due to physical or mental abnormality or injury. The ruling was delivered by Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath, who emphasized that personal laws governing Christians do not…
