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(1) If any person having sufficient means neglects or refuses to maintain— (a) his wife, unable to maintain herself; or (b) his legitimate or illegitimate child, whether married or not, unable to maintain itself; or (c) his legitimate or illegitimate child (not being a married daughter) who has attained majority, where such child is, by reason of any physical or mental abnormality or injury unable to maintain itself; or (d) his father or mother, unable to maintain himself or herself, a Magistrate of the first class may, upon proof of such neglect or refusal, order such person to make a monthly allowance for the maintenance of his wife or such child, father or mother, at such monthly rate as such Magistrate thinks fit and to pay the same to such person as the Magistrate may from time to time direct: Provided that the Magistrate may order the father of a female child referred to in clause (b) to make such allowance, until she attains her majority, if the Magistrate is satisfied that the husband of such female child, if married, is not possessed of sufficient means: Security for unexpired period of bond. Order for maintenance of wives, children and parents. 42 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II— ___________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 42 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II- ꯂꯣꯏꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯕꯕꯣꯟꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯁꯦꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯔꯤꯇꯤ꯫ ꯅꯨꯄꯤꯁꯤꯡ, ꯑꯉꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯃꯥ-ꯃꯄꯥꯕꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕꯤꯅꯕ ꯅꯤꯌꯝꯄꯤ꯫ (꯷) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯅꯃꯍꯥꯛꯑꯍꯥꯟꯕꯗꯊꯕꯛꯇꯧꯈꯤꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯊꯝꯅꯕꯌꯥꯊꯪꯄꯤꯈꯤꯕꯃꯇꯝꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯂꯣꯏꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯕꯁꯔꯨꯛꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯑꯁꯦꯡꯕꯌꯥꯊꯪꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯀꯥꯡꯂꯣꯟꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯁꯦꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯔꯤꯇꯤꯄꯤꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤ(ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯤꯁꯆꯥꯔꯖꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤꯅꯤꯌꯝꯁꯤꯡꯀꯥꯡꯂꯣꯟꯊꯨꯒꯥꯏꯕꯇꯥꯡꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯅꯤꯌꯝꯑꯣꯏꯕꯗꯤꯁꯆꯥꯔꯖꯇꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤꯃꯍꯥꯛꯄꯨ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯒꯤꯍꯛꯂꯩꯕꯇꯥꯡꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯔꯛꯇꯂꯩꯕꯃꯇꯝꯑꯗꯨꯒꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯃꯇꯝꯑꯃꯅꯤꯍꯥꯏꯅꯂꯧꯔꯕꯗꯤ), ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯤꯛ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅ, ꯁꯦꯀꯁꯟ136ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯃꯅꯄꯤꯈꯤꯕꯌꯥꯊꯪꯑꯃꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯀꯦꯁꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯆꯤꯐꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯃꯇꯝꯂꯣꯏꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯕꯁꯔꯨꯛꯑꯗꯨꯇꯧꯅꯕꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨꯀꯩꯁꯨꯝꯁꯪꯗꯊꯥꯗꯣꯛꯄꯌꯥꯏ꯫ (꯸) ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ(꯷) ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯀꯩꯁꯨꯝꯁꯪꯗꯊꯝꯂꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯅ, ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯱꯴꯱ꯒꯤꯆꯠꯅ-ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯣꯟꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅ, ꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅꯍꯥꯏꯈꯤꯕꯃꯇꯝꯂꯣꯏꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯕꯁꯔꯨꯛꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯑꯁꯦꯡꯕꯑꯣꯔꯗꯔꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯀꯥꯡꯂꯣꯟꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅꯁꯦꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯔꯤꯇꯤꯄꯤꯔꯕꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯃꯇꯝꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯊꯥꯗꯣꯛꯀꯅꯤ꯫ (꯹) ꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠꯑꯣꯐꯁꯦꯁꯟꯅꯃꯇꯝꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ, ꯑꯏꯕꯑꯣꯏꯅꯔꯦꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯗꯇꯧꯅꯕꯃꯇꯤꯛꯆꯥꯕ ꯃꯔꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯄꯤꯈꯤꯕꯑꯣꯔꯗꯔꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅꯆꯄꯇꯔꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯈꯤꯕꯁꯥꯟꯇꯤꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯑꯐꯕꯃꯑꯣꯡ-ꯃꯇꯧꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯕꯣꯟꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯀꯛꯊꯠꯄꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯤꯛꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅ, ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ136ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗ ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯃꯅꯄꯤꯈꯤꯕꯑꯣꯔꯗꯔꯑꯃꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯀꯦꯁꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯆꯤꯐ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯕꯣꯟꯑꯁꯤꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯑꯣꯔꯗꯔꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯖꯤꯂꯥꯒꯤꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠꯀꯤꯑꯣꯔꯗꯔꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯈꯤꯕꯃꯐꯝꯑꯗꯨꯗꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯀꯛꯊꯠꯄꯑꯁꯤꯇꯧꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫ (꯱꯰) ꯆꯦꯞꯇꯔꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯕꯣꯟꯑꯃꯥꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯌꯥꯊꯪꯄꯤꯈꯤꯕꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯒꯤꯁꯥꯟꯇꯤꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯁꯥꯖꯠ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯐꯕꯁꯥꯖꯠꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯁꯥꯖꯠꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅꯃꯇꯝꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯕꯣꯟꯑꯗꯨꯀꯛꯊꯠꯅꯕꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯑꯣꯔꯗꯔꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠꯇꯆꯠꯅꯍꯟꯕꯌꯥꯏꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯍꯥꯏꯖꯔꯛꯄꯑꯗꯨꯗ, ꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠꯑꯗꯨꯅꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯆꯨꯅꯕꯈꯟꯕꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯁꯝꯟ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯋꯥꯔꯦꯟ꯭ꯇꯑꯃꯄꯤꯒꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯁꯥꯖꯠꯑꯁꯤꯀꯔꯝꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯎꯍꯟꯒꯗꯒꯦꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯄꯨꯔꯛꯄꯃꯊꯧꯇꯥꯔꯤꯕꯅꯣ꯫