law: Indian Divorce Act, 1869 
  27. Deserted wife may apply to court for protection 
  Any wife to whom section 4 of the Indian Succession Act, 186517,
  
  (10 of 1865) does not apply, may, when deserted by her husband, present a
  
  petition to the District Court or the High Court, at any time after such
  
  desertion, for an order to protect any property which she may have acquired or
  
  may acquire, and any property of which she may have become possessed or may
  
  become possessed after such desertion, against her husband or his creditors, or
  
  any person claiming under him.