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Which section of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 provides for a divorced…

"Section 5" of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 lets the divorced woman and her former husband declare, jointly or separately, at the first…

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Which section of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 provides for a divorced woman and her former husband to elect, through the prescribed declarations, that an application under section 3(2) be governed by sections 125–128 CrPC?

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"Section 5" of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 lets the divorced woman and her former husband declare, jointly or separately, at the first hearing of the section 3(2) application, their preference to be governed by sections 125 to 128 CrPC. The Magistrate then disposes of the application accordingly.

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