law: Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986
  5. Option to be governed by the provisions of
  
  sections 125 to 128 of Act 2 of 1974
  If on the date of the first hearing of the
  
  application under sub-section (2) of section 3, a divorced woman and her former
  
  husband declare, by affidavit or any other declaration in writing in such form
  
  as may be prescribed, either jointly or separately, that they would prefer to
  
  be governed by the provisions of sections 125 to 128 of the Code of Criminal
  
  Procedure, 1973, and file such affidavit or declaration in the court hearing
  
  the application, the Magistrate shall dispose of such application accordingly.
  Explanation ,- For the purposes of
  
  this section, "date of the first hearing of the application" means
  
  the date fixed in the summons for the attendance of the respondent to the
  
  application.