In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--
(a) "electronic form" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (r) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000);
(b) "Magistrate" means a Judicial Magistrate of the first class exercising jurisdiction under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), in the area where the married Muslim woman resides; and
(c) "talaq" means talaq-e-biddat or any other similar form of talaq having the effect of instantaneous and irrevocable divorce pronounced by a Muslim husband.
(a) "electronic form" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (r) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000);
(b) "Magistrate" means a Judicial Magistrate of the first class exercising jurisdiction under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), in the area where the married Muslim woman resides; and
(c) "talaq" means talaq-e-biddat or any other similar form of talaq having the effect of instantaneous and irrevocable divorce pronounced by a Muslim husband.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 3 · Talaq to be void and illegal.Section 4 · Punishment for pronouncing talaq.Section 5 · Subsistence allowance.Section 6 · Custody of minor children.Section 7 · Offence to be cognizable, compoundable, etc.Section 8 · Repeal and savings.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 10 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2019-08-09. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.