HC: Even illegitimate father has to bear the expenses of his child

Emphasising that it is the moral, legal, and social responsibility of an illegitimate father to bear the expenses of his child's maintenance, education, clothing, and food, a family court on Tuesday ordered a man to provide monthly financial support to his 12-and-a-half-year-old son until he is 18-years-old.

- Dinesh Bothra

JODHPUR:

While disposing of a petition filed in 2016 under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure through the child's mother, the Family Court No. 2 directed the respondent, Naresh Kumar Sharma alias Nishant Sharma, to pay ₹25,000 per month as maintenance from July 1, 2016 to April 2025.

The court said that from April the monthly amount will be increased to ₹35,000 until the child attains majority. The arrears of maintenance will be cleared in three instalments, with the next instalment due by the 10th of the following month. Any amount received in another maintenance case will be adjusted against this sum, the court stated.