Section 23 of SMA : Section 23: Judicial Separation

(1) A petition for judicial separation may be presented to the district court either by the husband or the wife, (a) on any of the grounds specified in sub-section (1) and sub-section (1A) of section 27 on which a petition for divorce might have been presented; or (b) on the ground of failure to comply with a decree for restitution of conjugal rights; and the court, on being satisfied of the truth of the statements made in such petition, and that there is no legal ground why the application should not be grante...

(1) A husband or wife can ask the local district court for a legal separation by submitting a request known as a petition. This can be done for the following reasons: (a) Based on the same re...

Imagine a scenario where a woman has been subjected to repeated acts of cruelty by her husband. She decides that she needs a break from the marriage to think things over but is not yet ready to file for divorce. She learns about Section 23 of The S...