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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Divorce Act, 1869 Section 27

Deserted Wife May Apply to Court for Protection

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Divorce Act, 1869 Section 27 is part of Divorce Act, 1869 - Deserted Wife May Apply to Court for Protection. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Any wife to whom section 4 of the Indian Succession Act, 1865 (10 of 1865)1does not apply, may, when deserted by her husband, present a petition to the District Court2[***], at any time after such desertion, for an order to protect any property which she may have acquired or may acquire, and any property of which she may have become possessed or may become possessed after such desertion, against her husband or his creditors, or any person claiming under him.

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1. See now, the Indian Succession Act, 1925 (39 of 1925).

2. The words "or the High Court" omitted by Act 51, 2001, section 18 (w.e.f. 3-10-2001).

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