law: Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986
  3. Mahr or other
  
  properties of Muslim woman to be given to her at the time of divorce
  (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any
  
  other law for the time being in force, a divorced woman shall be entitled to-
  (a) a 
  
  reasonable and fair provision and maintenance to be made and paid to her within
  
  the iddat period by her former husband;
  (b) where she herself
  
  maintains the children born to her before or after her divorce, a reasonable
  
  and fair provision and maintenance to be made and paid by her former husband
  
  for a period of two years from the respective dates of birth of such children;
  (c) an amount equal to
  
  the sum of mahr or dower agreed to be paid to her at
  
  the time of her marriage or at any time thereafter according of Muslim law; and
  
  
  (d) all 
  
  the properties given to her before or at the time of marriage or after her
  
  marriage by her relatives or friends or the husband or any relatives of the
  
  husband or his friends.
  (2) Where a reasonable and fair provision and
  
  maintenance or the amount of mahr or dower due has
  
  not been made or paid or the properties referred to in clause (d) of
  
  sub-section (1) have not been delivered to a divorced woman on her divorce, she
  
  or any one duly authorized by her may, on her behalf, make an application to a
  
  Magistrate for an order for payment of such provision and maintenance,  mahr or dower or the delivery of properties, as the case
  
  may be.
  (3) Where an application has been made under
  
  sub-section (2) by a divorced woman, the Magistrate   may ,
  
  if he is satisfied that-
  (a) her husband having
  
  sufficient means, has failed or neglected to make or pay her within the  iddat period a reasonable and fair provision and
  
  maintenance for her and the children; or
  (b) the amount equal
  
  to the sum of mahr or dower has not been paid or that
  
  the properties referred to in clause (d) of sub-section (1) have not been
  
   delivered to her, make an order, within one month of the date of the
  
  filing of the application, directing her former husband to pay such reasonable
  
  and fair provision and maintenance to the divorced woman as he may determine as
  
  fit and proper having regard to the needs of the divorced woman, the standard
  
  of life enjoyed by her during her marriage and the means of her former husband
  
  or, as the case may be, for the payment of such mahr 
  
  or dower or the delivery of such properties referred to in clause (d) of
  
  sub-section (1) to the divorced woman:
  Provided that if the Magistrate finds it impracticable
  
  to dispose of the application within the said period, he may, for reasons to be
  
  recorded by him, dispose of the application after the said period.
  (4) If any person against whom an order has
  
  been made under sub-section (3) fails without sufficient cause to comply with
  
  the order, the Magistrate may issue a warrant for levying the amount of
  
  maintenance or mahr or dower due in the manner
  
  provided for levying fines under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and may
  
  sentence such person, for the whole or part of any amount remaining unpaid
  
  after the execution of the warrant, to imprisonment for a term which may extend
  
  to one year or until payment if sooner made, subject to such person being heard
  
  in defense and the said sentence being imposed according to the provisions of
  
  the said Code.