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BNSS Section 144 Maintenance for wife, children and parents (old CrPC 125)

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Section 144. Order for maintenance of wives, children and parents.The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 147. Enforcement of order of maintenance.The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 196. Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony.The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Section 62. Maintenance of books of account.The Income-tax Act, 2025
Section 127. Deduction in respect of maintenance including medical treatment of a dependant who is a person with disability.The Income-tax Act, 2025
Section 171. Maintenance, keeping and furnishing of information and document by certain persons.The Income-tax Act, 2025
Section 18. Maintenance of log books.The Dam Safety Act, 2021
Section 21. Funds for maintenance and repairs.The Dam Safety Act, 2021
Section 28. Operation and maintenance.The Dam Safety Act, 2021
Section 46. Maintenance of records.The Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021
Section 33. Maintenance of registers, records and filing of returns.The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020
Section 72. Establishment, maintenance of rescue services and vocational training.The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020
Section 96. Penalty for non-maintenance of register, records and non-filing of returns, etc.The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020
Section 123. Maintenance of records, registers, returns, etc.The Code on Social Security, 2020
Section 18. Maintenance of website.The International Financial Services Centres Authority Act, 2019
Section 7. Maintenance of online register. The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017
Section 35. Maintenance applications.The Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Act, 2017
Section 71. Maintenance of register of mental health establishment in digital format. The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017
Section 22. Maintenance of records. The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
Section 15. Maintenance of cleanliness and public hygiene. The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014
Section 16. Maintenance of civic amenities in vending zone in good condition. The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014
Section 17. Payment of maintenance charges. The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014
Section 120. Maintenance and inspection of documents in electronic form.The Companies Act, 2013
Section 150. Manner of selection of independent directors and maintenance of data bank of independent directors.The Companies Act, 2013
Section 19. Maintenance of accounts. The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010
Section 38. Maintenance of State Register of clinical establishments. The Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010
Section 39. Maintenance of National Register of clinical establishments. The Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010
Section 34. Maintenance of books of account, other records and audit, etc. The Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008
Section 4. Maintenance of parents and senior citizens. The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007
Section 4. Provision for maintenance and residence to female contracting party to child marriage. The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006
Section 5. Application for maintenance. The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007
Section 5. Custody and maintenance of children of child marriages. The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006
Section 7. Constitution of Maintenance Tribunal. The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007
Section 9. Order for maintenance. The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007
Section 11. Enforcement of order of maintenance. The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007
Section 12. Option regarding maintenance in certain cases. The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007
Section 13. Deposit of maintenance amount. The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007
Section 18. Maintenance Officer. The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007
Section 50. Maintenance of more than one offices by Actuary. The Actuaries Act, 2006
Section 51. Maintenance of data bank and information. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006

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Section 34. Duty of officers employed in connection with affairs of a village to make certain report.The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
... sive), clauses (f) and (g) of section 326, 331or 332; (f) any matter likely to affect the maintenance of order or the prevention of crime or the safety of person or property respecting which the District Magistrate, by general or special or ...
Section 42. Protection of members of Armed Forces from arrest.The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
... on (1) shall apply to such class or category of the members of the Force charged with the maintenance of public order as may be specified therein, wherever they may be serving, and thereupon the provisions of that sub-section shall apply as ...
Section 115. Presumption as to certain offences.The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
... time being in force, making provision for the suppression of disorder and restoration and maintenance of public order; or (b) any area in which there has been, over a period of more than one month, extensive disturbance of the public peace, ...
Section 145. Procedure.The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
... eedings shall be taken in the presence of the person against whom an order for payment of maintenance is proposed to be made, or, when his personal attendance is dispensed with, in the presence of his advocate, and shall be recorded in the ...
Section 146. Alteration in allowance.The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
... the circumstances of any person, receiving, under section 144 a monthly allowance for the maintenance or interim maintenance, or ordered under the same section to pay a monthly allowance for the maintenance, or interim maintenance, to his w ...
Section 218. Prosecution of Judges and public servants.The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
... n (2) shall apply to such class or category of the members of the Forces charged with the maintenance of public order as may be specified therein, wherever they may be serving, and thereupon the provisions of that sub-section will apply as ...
Section 507. Irregularities which vitiate proceedings.The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
... und to be of good behaviour; (f) cancels a bond to keep the peace; (g) makes an order for maintenance; (h) makes an order under section 152 as to a local nuisance; (i) prohibits, under section 162, the repetition or continuance of a public ...
Section 7. Power to issue orders, directions or instructions.The Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025
... ia, meet from any resources at his disposal the cost of his removal from India and of his maintenance therein pending such removal; (e) shall remove himself to, and remain in, such area in India as may be specified; (f) shall comply with su ...
Section 13. Foreigners whose movements are restricted.The Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025
... number of foreigners, shall, while residing therein, be subject to such conditions as to maintenance, discipline and the punishment of offences and breaches of discipline as the Central Government may from time to time by order determine. ...
Section 307. Charge of tax where share of beneficiaries unknown.The Income-tax Act, 2025
... here such relatives or members were mainly dependent on the settlor for their support and maintenance; or (d) such income is receivable by the trustees on behalf of a provident fund, superannuation fund, gratuity fund, pension fund or any o ...
Section 402. Interpretation.The Income-tax Act, 2025
... membership fee; or (b) car parking fee; or (c) electricity or water facility fee; or (d) maintenance fee; or (e) advance fee; or (f) or any other charges of similar nature, which are incidental to transfer of the immovable property; (10) “ ...
Section 533. Power to make rules.The Income-tax Act, 2025
... hich the statement under section 507 shall be delivered to the Assessing Officer; (z) the maintenance of a register of persons other than legal practitioners or accountants practising before income-tax authorities and for the constitution o ...
Section 7. Permit for mineral resource activities.The Indian Antarctic Act, 2022
... ly for the purposes-- (a) of scientific research; or (b) connected with the construction, maintenance or repair in Antarctica of an Indian station or any other structure, road, runway or jetty maintained by or on behalf of India. Explanatio ...
Section 29. Suspension or cancellation of permit.The Indian Antarctic Act, 2022
... n (2), the Central Government or the Committee may, in the interest of national security, maintenance of law and order or any other matter of public interest and without prejudice to any additional penalty to which such permit holder may be ...
Section 2. Definitions.The Essential Defence Services Act, 2021
... judicially affect the— (I) production of defence equipment or goods; or (II) operation or maintenance of any industrial establishment or unit engaged in production of goods or equipment required for any purpose connected with defence; or (I ...
Section 2. Definitions.The Major Port Authorities Act, 2021
... f of the public for convenience of traffic, for safety of vessels or for the improvement, maintenance or good governance of the Major Port and its approaches whether within or without high-water mark, and subject to any rights of private pr ...
Section 4. Definitions.The Dam Safety Act, 2021
... hall mean such faulty operations of the dam which are inconsistent with the operation and maintenance manual; (g) "dam incident" means all such problems occurring to a dam that have not degraded into a dam failure, and includes (i) any stru ...
Section 4. Removal of persons.The Essential Defence Services Act, 2021
... area connected with the— (a) defence equipment production services; orbr (b) operation or maintenance of any industrial establishment or unit engaged in production or manufacturing of goods or equipment required for any purpose connected wi ...
Section 6. Powers and functions of Institutes.The National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Act, 2021.
... moting their health, general welfare, cultural and corporate life; (g) to provide for the maintenance of units of the National Cadet Corps for the students; (h) to institute academic and other posts and to make appointments thereto except t ...
Section 8. Management of general aids to navigation.The Marine Aids to Navigation Act, 2021.
The development, maintenance and management of all general aids to navigation shall be vested in the Central Government.