Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act 1939
Effect of conversion
to another faith –
The renunciation of
Islam by a married Muslim woman or her conversion to a faith other than Islam
shall not by itself operate to dissolve her marriage :
Provide that after
such renunciation, or conversion, the woman shall be entitled to obtain a
decree for the dissolution of her marriage on any of the grounds mentioned in
Section 2 :
Provided further that
the provisions of this Section shall not apply to a woman converted to Islam
from some other faith who re-embraces her former faith.