Section 32 Indian Divorce Act 1869

Section 32 Indian Divorce Act

Section 32 of the Indian Divorce Act 1869 is about Petition for restitution of conjugal rights. It is under CHAPTER VII (RESTITUTION OF CONJUGAL RIGHTS) of the Act.

Petition for restitution of conjugal rights

When either the husband or the wife has, without reasonable excuse, withdrawn from the society of the other, either wife, or husband may apply, by petition to the District Court ¹ *** for restitution of conjugal rights, and the Court, on being satisfied of the truth of the statements made in such petition, and that there is no legal ground why the application should not be granted, may decree restitution of conjugal rights accordingly.