IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision:07.07.2025 Bhavya Pathania and another ...Petitioner(s)

Versus Navdeep Pathania ...Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASGURPREET SINGH PURI Present:- Ms. Baani Chhibber Mahajan, Legal Aid Counsel with Mr. Prateek Mahajan, Advocate and Ms. Solani Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioners.

Mr. J.S. Mahal, Advocate, for the respondent.

Mr. Preetinder Singh Ahluwalia, Amicus Curiae with Ms. Bhavi Kapur, Advocate and Mr. Jaiveer Singh, Advocate.

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JASGURPREET SINGH PURI, J.

1. An important question of law which has arisen in the present case is whether an unmarried major daughter is entitled for the grant of maintenance from her parents or not in a proceeding under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and if yes, then under what circumstances.

Facts of the present case

2. Two daughters of the respondent, aged 19 years and 15 years, filed a petition under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for the grant of maintenance against their father before the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Gurdaspur which was allowed by way of impugned order dated 06.05.2022 by granting maintenance of Rs.10,000/- per mo