Divorce Act, 1869 · Vii.—restitution of conjugal rights
Section 33: Answer to petition
Nothing shall be pleaded in answer to a petition for restitution of conjugal rights, which would not be ground for a suit for judicial separation or for a decree of nullity of marriage.
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