132. Desertion of wife

Whoever, having ceased to cohabit with his wife in the manner required by the Muslim law and having been ordered by the Shariah Court or a Kathi to resume cohabitation with her, wilfully fails or neglects to comply with such order shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and imprisonment.

Whoever ill-treats his wife shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and imprisonment.