Made under: BNSS s.144 (CrPC s.125)
Application for maintenance — s.144 BNSS (s.125 CrPC)
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In the Court of the Learned ________________ (Family Court / Judicial Magistrate First Class), ________________
Case No. ........ of ........
________________, resident of ________________ ...... Applicant
versus
________________, resident of ________________ ...... Respondent
APPLICATION FOR MAINTENANCE UNDER SECTION 144 OF THE BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023
Made under: Section 144 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 [Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973] — maintenance of a wife, children (legitimate or not) and parents; interim maintenance under the proviso to Section 144(1); arrears recoverable under Section 144(3) within one year of falling due.
The applicant respectfully submits:
1. The applicant's relationship with the respondent: ________________.
2. The applicant is unable to maintain himself / herself, and the respondent, having sufficient means, has neglected or refused to maintain the applicant. Particulars:
________________
3. The respondent's monthly income is about ₹________________.
4. An affidavit of income and assets (in the form in Rajnesh v. Neha, (2021) 2 SCC 324) is annexed.
PRAYER: (a) direct the respondent to pay the applicant maintenance of ₹________________ a month; (b) grant interim maintenance and the expenses of the proceeding until this application is decided.
Applicant
________________
Place: ________________
Date: ________________What to attach
- Proof of the marriage or birth.
- The income and assets affidavit in the Rajnesh v. Neha form — mandatory for both sides.
- Any proof of the respondent's income: salary slips, tax returns, business.
- A list of the applicant's expenses — rent, schooling, medicine.