No Legal Duty on Daughter-in-Law to Maintain In-Laws: Allahabad HC

Rakesh Kumar And Another Vs State of U.P. and Another (Allahabad High Court) The Allahabad High Court examined a criminal revision challenging the order dated 21.08.2025 passed by the Family Court, Agra, which had rejected an application seeking maintenance under Section 144 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The applicants, who were the parents of the deceased husband, contended that they were elderly, dependent, and had relied entirely on their son during his lifetime. They argued that their daughter-in-law, being employed as a Constable in the Uttar Pradesh Police and having r...