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Under sec. 2 of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act 1939, the following grounds of divorce are…

Under s.2 of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939, a wife may seek divorce where the husband's whereabouts are unknown for four years, where he treats her with…

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Under sec. 2 of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act 1939, the following grounds of divorce are available to a wife :

(a) Where abouts of the husband have not been known for a period of four years.
(b) Four years imprisonment of the husband.
(c) Husband has treated her with cruelty.
(d) The husband has neglected her or has failed to pay her maintenance for a period of two years.

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Under s.2 of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939, a wife may seek divorce where the husband's whereabouts are unknown for four years, where he treats her with cruelty, and where he neglects or fails to maintain her for two years. Imprisonment as a ground requires a term of seven years, not four, so the grounds available are "(a), (c) and (d)".

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