Section 125 CrPC Meets 'Dead Beat Dad' in UP
family ailet intermediate news_to_lawDude, you know about the recent news story in UP where a court ordered a dead guy to pay off his 8-year- defaulted maintenance to his estranged daughter? The court invoked Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), 1973. Now, this section specifically deals with 'maintenance' for 'wife', 'children', and other dependents when the other spouse, father or parents desert them.
The deceased, a UP government employee, had been providing for his daughter until he died, but his wife (and child's mother) deserted him. The court decided that the daughter's rights under Section 125 wouldn't be affected by the father's sudden demise. She's still entitled to the maintenance, and the court mandated that his pension be used to pay off the arrears.
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Section 125 CrPC ek powerful tool hai iske liye kiya gaya hai, isme father ki financial responsibility ko define karta hai, jabke koi bacche hai. Is section ke under, court father se maintenance ke liye demand kar sakta hai. Main baat yeh hai ki is section ko lagu karne ki process me kuch challenges ho sakte hain.
Yaar, Section 125 CrPC ka toh faayda kuchh hi karoonga, agar 'dead beat dad' ko fine nahi kiya jata hai. Yeh toh aapko uski zindagi kaa budget determine karega, uske paise uska kharcha karke milenge! Ismein bhi kuchh aisa nahi hai jo isse 'dead beat dad' ko apne children ke liye paise dene ke liye zor dale.