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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; S. 125 ------ Right to maintenance for a daughter after attaining majority ----- Held: the right of a girl for maintenance from parents after attaining majority till her marriage is recognized under the personal law applicable to the parties, in that case even the major daughter shall be entitled to have maintenance till she gets married ----- it would create inconvenience to the major daughter if she is denied maintenance under section 125 Cr.P.C. as she would be forced to file another petition under subsection 3 of Section 20 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act ----- Thus in order to avoid multiplicity of litigation and on a combined reading of section 125 Cr.P.C. and section 20(3) of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, the liability of the father of providing maintenance to an unmarried dependent girl extends beyond attainment of majority;
