Gujarat High Court Criminal Manual (subordinate court practice), 1977
(4-A) Undertaking in writing by the petitioner or some other person for the payment of maintenance charges of the lunatic.—The petitioner or some other person desiring to engage himself under clause (b) of section 11 of the Act to pay the cost of maintenance of the lunatic shall, in order to satisfy the magistrate that he will carry out his undertaking, give such undertaking in the form in Appendix III-A. 2. Persons (including their dependents) whose income is Rs. 180 or more per month but does not exceed Rs. 300 per month. Rs. 1.50 p. Per day 3. Persons (including their dependents) whose income is Rs. 300 or more per month but does not exceed Rs. 500 per month. Rs. 4 Per day. 4. Persons (including their dependents) whose income is Rs. 500 or more per month and does not exceed Rs. 750 per month. Rs. 5 Per day. 5. Persons (including their dependents) whose income is Rs. 750 or more per month. Rs. 6 Per day. 6. Members of the Army, Navy or Air Force of any other armed force of the Union. At the rates prescribed in Army Regulations. EXPLANATION.—In this sub-rule, the expression "dependent" means any of the following relatives of a person, namely, a wife, husband, parent child, minor brother, unmarried sister and deceased son's widow and child and where no parent of person is alive, a paternal grand parent, residing with and wholly dependent on such person. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in Sub-rule (1)— (a) Where local authorities are liable under any law for the time being in force for the maintenance and treatment of lunatics resident in the area within their jurisdiction and who are committed to Government Mental Hospital, fees for their maintenance shall be charged at the rate of Rs. 0.75 p. per day per inmate. (b) Fees for inmates who come from other State or who are not citizens of India shall be charged as follows :— (1) Persons whose income does not exceed Rs. 300 per month. Vegetarian Rs. 2-50 p. per day. Non-vegetarian Rs. 3 per day. (2) Persons whose income is Rs. 300 or more per month but does not exceed Rs. 500 per month. Rs. 4 per day. Rs. 4 per day. (3) Persons whose income is Rs. 500 or more per month but does not exceed Rs. 750 per month. Rs. 5 per day. Rs. 5 per day. (4) Persons whose income is Rs. 750 or more per month. Rs. 6 per day. Rs. 6 per day. (c) Fees for special class of inmates at the C.M.H. Yeravda, shall be charged at the following rates :— I Class patients Rs. 12 per day. II Class patients Rs. 8 per day.