In the whole, 'in the whole' in the context means taking all the items of maintenance together, not all the members of the family put together, Captain Ramesh Chander Kaushal v. Veena Kaushal, AIR 1978 SC 1807 (1811): (1978) 4 SCC 70: (1978) 3 SCR 782. [Criminal PC, 1973, s. 125]
The expression 'in the whole' means taking all the items of maintenance together not all the members of the family put together, Ramesh Chander v. Veena Kaushal, AIR 1978 SC 1807 (1811). (Criminal PC, 1973, s. 125)