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Bare Acts/Divorce Act

XII.—PROCEDURE

Section 53: Power to close doors

The Divorce Act, 1869

The whole or any part of any proceeding under this Act may be heard, if the Court thinks fit, with closed doors.

Official text

Source: India Code, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice.

India Code record last updated 24 August 2026. Checked against the official file on 12 October 2026. Latest amending Act cited in the footnotes: Act 6 of 2019.

Official PDF, page 15 India Code page

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