No prosecution under Section 17 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 (prohibiting certain payments) shall be instituted without the previous sanction of the:

Adoption does not deprive the adoptive father or mother of the power to dispose of his or her property by transfer inter vivos or by will. Which section of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 provides for this rule?

Under which provision is a Hindu wife entitled to claim maintenance after the death of her husband from her father-in-law?