CrPC Section 128 — Enforcement of order of maintenance

Summary

A free copy of the order must be given to the person it benefits, their guardian if they have one, or the person who is to receive the maintenance allowance or interim maintenance and proceeding expenses, as applicable. Any Magistrate in a place where the person against whom the order was made may be can enforce it, if satisfied about the parties’ identities and that the allowance or, as applicable, expenses due have not been paid.

Official Text

A copy of the order of 2[maintenance or interim maintenance and expenses of proceedings, as the case may be,] shall be given without payment to the person in whose favour it is made, or to his guardian, if any, or to the person to 3[whom the allowance for the maintenance or the allowance for the interim maintenance and expenses of proceeding, as the case may be,] is to be paid; and such order may be enforced by any Magistrate in any place where the person against whom it is made may be, on such Magistrate being satisfied as to the identity of the parties and the non-payment of the 4[allowance, or as the case may be, expenses, due]. A.—Unlawful assemblies

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNSS §147 — Enforcement of order of maintenance