The period under Section 27(1A)(ii) of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 is calculated from:

Under section 27(1A)(ii) the one year runs "since the passing of such decree or order" awarding maintenance to the wife, in a suit under section 18 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 or a proceeding under section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The date of the application, of service or of separation does not start the period.

Current law: maintenance under section 125 of the 1973 Code is now provided for in section 144 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.