law: Indian Divorce Act, 1869 
  22. Bar to decree for divorce a mensa et toro but judicial
  
  separation obtainable by husband or wife 
  No decree shall hereafter be made for a divorce a mensa et toro,
  
  but the husband or wife may obtain a decree of judicial separation, on the
  
  ground of adultery, or cruelty, or desertion without reasonable excuse for two
  
  years or upwards, and such decree shall have the effect of a divorce a mensa et
  
  toro under the existing law, and such other legal effect as hereinafter
  
  mentioned.