Delhi High Court Holds Major Unmarried Daughter Can Seek Maintenance from Father Under Section 125 CrPC

The Delhi High Court upheld a Family Court order directing interim maintenance of ₹45,000 per month to a wife and her major unmarried daughter.

The Court was considering a challenge to the maintenance granted to the daughter in proceedings filed under Section 125, CrPC.

It held that while Section 125 CrPC restricts maintenance for major children, the Family Court may rely on Section 20 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act to prevent multiplicity.

The Court found no error in combining both statutes and declined to interfere at the interim stage.

[Arun Kumar v. Sarla & Anr.]