Divorce Act, 1869 · Indemnity of persons making payment to wife without notice of reversal ofdecree or protection-
Section 61: Bar of suit for criminal conversation
After this Act comes into operation, no person competent to present a petition under sections 2 and 10 shall maintain a suit for criminal conversation with his wife.
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