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Under section 2(iii) of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939, what is the minimum sentence of…

Section 2(iii) sets the minimum term at seven years. Proviso (a) prevents the court from passing a decree on this ground until the sentence becomes final. The three-year…

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Under section 2(iii) of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939, what is the minimum sentence of imprisonment of the husband that gives a woman married under Muslim law a ground to seek dissolution?

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Section 2(iii) sets the minimum term at seven years. Proviso (a) prevents the court from passing a decree on this ground until the sentence becomes final. The three-year period for failure to perform marital obligations and the four-year period during which the husband's whereabouts are unknown are separate grounds.

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Option A

Three years is the period in section 2(iv) for failure to perform marital obligations without reasonable cause. The imprisonment threshold is seven years.

Option B

Four years is the period in section 2(i) for the husband's whereabouts to be unknown. The imprisonment threshold is seven years.

Option C

Seven years is the minimum term under section 2(iii). The sentence must become final before the court can pass a decree on this ground.

Option D

A ten-year sentence meets the ground, but seven years is the statutory minimum.

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