Section 125 of Criminal Procedure Code remains applicable as long as there is no divorce. The fact of divorce would have to be strictly proved to invite the application of the 1986 Act. This was held in:

A. Md. Zakir Hussian vs. State of Bihar, AIR 2009 NOC (Pat.)

B. Sayeed Khan Faujdar Khan vs. Zaheba Begum, AIR 2006 Born 39: (2006) II DMC 294

C. Atasi Ray vs. Sri Dipak Roy, AIR 2009 NOC 2011 (Cal.)

D. Iqbal Bano vs. State of Uttar Pradesh, AIR 2007 SC 2215: 2007) 6 SCC 785: (2007) 3 Crimes 31

Answer: Option A