Mere husband mera kharcha nahi uthate. Kya main unse maintenance maang sakti hoon?

Simple answer

Haan. Jo wife apna kharcha khud nahi chala sakti, woh BNSS Section 144 ke under saadhan wale husband se monthly maintenance maang sakti hai. Yeh har dharm ki women par laagu hai, divorced wife par bhi jisne dobara shaadi nahi ki. Divorce ya DV case mein bhi maang sakti ho.

Real-life examples

Husband ki maar-peet ke baad Sunita sasural chhod kar aa gayi. Husband achha kamaata hai par use ya beti ko kuch nahi bhejta. Woh family court mein BNSS Section 144 ke under application deti hai aur case chalne tak interim maintenance maangti hai.

Fatima ke husband ne use talaq de diya. Divorced Muslim woman jisne dobara shaadi nahi ki, woh BNSS Section 144 mein maintenance maang sakti hai, jaisa Supreme Court ne 2024 mein clear kiya. Woh Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 ka bhi use kar sakti hai.

Bimaari ki wajah se Vikram ki job chali gayi, jabki uski wife achha kamaati hai. BNSS Section 144 mein sirf wife maang sakti hai, lekin Hindu Marriage Act wale divorce case mein Vikram wife se interim maintenance maang sakta hai.

Aapko kya karna chahiye?

1Husband ki income aur property ke proof jama karo: salary slip, bank statement, property papers, business details.
2Apni monthly zarooratein likho: kiraya, khaana, school fees, dawaiyan. Apni income ke baare mein sach batao.
3Jahan aap rehti ho, jahan husband rehta hai, ya jahan last time saath rahe, wahan ke family court (ya Magistrate court) mein application do.
4Shuru mein hi interim maintenance maango. Dono sides ko apni income aur assets ka affidavit dena hota hai (Rajnesh v. Neha, 2020).
5Agar husband paise dena band kar de, toh due hone ke 1 saal ke andar court mein recovery application do.
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Exceptions aur zaroori baatein

BNSS Section 144 mein wife ko maintenance nahi mil sakta agar woh adultery mein reh rahi ho, bina solid wajah husband ke saath rehne se mana kare, ya dono mutual consent se alag rehte hon.
Agar aap itna kamaati ho ki shaadi jaisa lifestyle bana rahe, toh court maintenance kam ya mana kar sakta hai. Kaam karne layak husband sirf 'job nahi hai' bol kar bach nahi sakta.
Ek case mein mila paisa usually doosre case mein adjust hota hai, isliye same period ke liye double maintenance nahi milta.

Official legal reference

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 144, 145
Kharcha na chala sakne wali wife, bachchon aur parents ke liye monthly maintenance; interim relief; case kahan karein.
Pehle: CrPC Sections 125, 126Official text padho
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Sections 24, 25
Hindu marriage cases mein, kam income wale husband ya wife ke liye interim aur permanent maintenance.
Official text padho
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 — Section 20
Domestic violence face kar rahi woman ke liye monetary relief, maintenance aur kharche samet.
Official text padho
Rajnesh v. Neha (2020)
Dono sides income aur assets batayein; maintenance usually application ki date se; alag cases ki amount adjust hogi.
Mohd. Abdul Samad v. State of Telangana (2024)
Divorced Muslim woman general law (tab CrPC 125, ab BNSS 144) mein bhi maintenance maang sakti hai.

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Kahan lagu: Poore India mein
Law lagu hua: 1 Jul 2024
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