Maintenance—The first and foremost duty of the husband is to maintain the wife and the child—He may beg, borrow or steal Maintenance—Sentence for non-payment—Court can award sentence up to a maximum of one month for each month of default in payment. Maintenance—Sentence for non-payment—On undergoing imprisonment in default of maintenance, liability to pay will not wipe out, which shall subsist till the payment is made.

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