Enforcement of order of maintenance
Section 147 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with enforcement of order of maintenance. A copy of the order of 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 whom the allowance for the maintenance or the allowance for the interim The Act came into force on 01 Jul 2024.
A copy of the order of 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 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 allowance, or as the case may be, expenses, due.
Section 147, The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act 46 of 2023).
Replaces a provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure
CRPC 128 Enforcement of order of maintenance Text carried over almost unchanged 95%
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Questions about Section 147
What does Section 147 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita deal with?
Section 147 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita is headed "Enforcement of order of maintenance". A copy of the order of 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 whom the allowance for the maintenance or the allowance for the interim
How do I find court cases under Section 147 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: BNSS 147, section 147 BNSS, section 147 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. People searching for it also type bnss 147 in crpc. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 147 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. It carries forward CrPC 128 (Enforcement of order of maintenance), so the judgments decided under that provision are the case law on this one.
When did Section 147 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita come into force?
Section 147 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, cited as BNSS 147, came into force on 01 Jul 2024, having been enacted on 25 Dec 2023. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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