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For the wife's ground of divorce under Section 13(2)(iii) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, the…

Section 13(2)(iii) requires a decree "in a suit under section 18 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956" or an order in a proceeding under section 125 of the Code…

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For the wife's ground of divorce under Section 13(2)(iii) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, the maintenance decree/order must be under:

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Section 13(2)(iii) requires a decree "in a suit under section 18 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956" or an order in a proceeding under section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, or the corresponding section 488 of the 1898 Code. Maintenance under sections 24 and 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act does not count.

Current law: section 144 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaced section 125 CrPC from 1 July 2024, though section 13(2)(iii) still names the CrPC.

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