Enforcement of order of maintenance.
What this section does
A copy of the maintenance or interim maintenance order shall be given free of charge to the person in whose favour it is made, their guardian, or the person to whom the allowance is to be paid. The order may be enforced by any Magistrate in any place where the person against whom it is made is found, upon satisfaction as to identity of parties and non-payment of the allowance.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- Magistrate · Beneficiary of order · Guardian
Derived from CrPC s.128.
Read the official text
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Why this matters
BNSS Section 147 forms part of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita which replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 on 1 July 2024. Any new filing, FIR, charge sheet, or bail application made on or after that date should cite the new section number. References to the old act in legacy documents remain valid for matters that arose before the changeover.