https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310373 In a maintenance proceeding by a parent under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the proper forum under Section 126 is the district where the person from whom maintenance is claimed is physically present or resides. The broader venue available to a wife or child does not extend in the same way to a parent. The expression "is" was read to require actual presence, not a fleeting or notional presence, and jurisdiction must be determined in context. On the facts described, the materials pointed to the son practising at Patna, so the Siwan court could not assume jurisdiction and the proceeding was transferred to Patna. en-us Wed, 07 Apr 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 20 Oct 2023 14:32:41 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310373 In a maintenance proceeding by a parent under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the proper forum under Section 126 is the district where the person from whom maintenance is claimed is physically present or resides. The broader venue available to a wife or child does not extend in the same way to a parent. The expression "is" was read to require actual presence, not a fleeting or notional presence, and jurisdiction must be determined in context. On the facts described, the materials pointed to the son practising at Patna, so the Siwan court could not assume jurisdiction and the proceeding was transferred to Patna. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 07 Apr 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310373