Section 10 of Hindu Marriage Act 1955: Judicial separation
Judicial separation Hindu Marriage Act 1955
10. Judicial separation.- (1) Either party to a marriage, whether solemnized before or after the
commencement of this Act, may present a petition praying for a decree for judicial separation on
any of the grounds specified in sub-section (1) of Section 13, and in the case of a wife also on any
of the grounds might have been presented.
(2) Where a decree for judicial separation has been passed, it shall no longer be obligatory for the
petitioner to cohabit with the respondent, but the court may, on the application by petition of either
party and on being satisfied of the truth of the statement made in such petition, rescind the decree
if it considers it just and reasonable to do so.