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Maintenance (Guzara Bhatta)
गुजारा भत्ता (भरण-पोषण)
Meaning
Maintenance is financial support a person must pay to a spouse, child, or parent who cannot support themselves. It can be interim (during the case) or final.
Governing law: Section 144 BNSS (earlier Section 125 CrPC); family laws
Facing this in a real case?
Talk to Advocate Onkar Pandey, Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench.