 bill no 62 of 2011 the code of criminal procedure (amendment)   bill, 2011 byshri manish tewari, mp a billfurther to amend the code of criminal procedure, 1973be it enacted by parliament in the sixty-second year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the code of criminal procedure (amendment) act, 2011short title and commencement5(2) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, appoint2 of 19742 in section 126 of the code of criminal procedure, 1973, in sub-section (1), after clause (c), the following sub-clauses shall be inserted, namely:—amendment of section 12610"(d) where his parent or parents reside together, in case of such proceedings being taken against such person by either parent of such person or both parents, as the case may be; or(e) where his child or all his children reside, in case of such proceedings being taken against such person by any of his children or all of his children, as the case may be" statement of objects and reasonssub-section (1) of section 126 of the code of criminal procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as 'the code') reads as under:—'proceedings under section 125 of the code may be taken against any person in any district—(a) where he is, or (b) where he or his wife resides, or (c) where he last resided with his wife, or as the case may be, with the mother of the illegitimate child'thus, a wife seeking an allowance for maintenance or interim maintenance and expenses of proceedings under section 125 of the code may make an application for the same in the district (a) where the husband is, or (b) where he resides, or (c) where the wife resides, or (d) where he last resided with the wife, ie, the applicanthowever, a parent, under sub-section (1) of section 126 of the code, may file an application in the district (a) where the son is, or (b) where he resides, or (c) where the wife of his son resides, or (d) where the son last resided with his wife there is an ambiguity left open due to certain lacunae in section 126 of the code as a matter of fact, whereas the wife has been given the privilege to file an application under section 125 of the code where she resides, but the parents have not been given the facility of filing an application in the district where they residesimilarly, an application, on behalf of the child, may be filed in the district (a) where the father is, or (b) where the father or mother reside, or (c) where the father has last resided with the mother of the child but the child too has not been given the facility of an application being filed in the district where the child residesthere seems to be no logic to prevent the extension of the facility of filing an application under section 125 of the code in the district where such parents or children reside therefore, it is proposed to amend the code suitably by inserting new clauses (d) and (e) in sub-section (1) of section 126 of the code with a view to extend to parents and children the facility of filing an application under section 125 of the code for maintenance in the district they residethe bill seeks to achieve the above objectsnew delhi;manish tewarijuly 22, 2011 annexureextract from the code of criminal procedure, 1973    126 (1) proceedings under section 125 may be taken against any person in any district—procedure(a)     (b)     (c) where he last resided with his wife, or as the case may be, with the mother of the illegitimate child      lok  sabha————— a billfurther to amend the code of criminal procedure, 1973—————(shri manish tewari, mp)