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10. Secondly, there is a contention that the respondent having secured a decree for judicial separation, the same must be reckoned as a decree for divorce and consequently the wife would fall within the sweep of Explanation-(b) to Sec.125 Cr.P.C. It is contended that if a wife whose husband has secured a decree for divorce against his wife under Sec.10 of the Indian Divorce Act would fall within the sweep of the Explanation-(b), a wife against whom a decree for judicial separation has been passed must also be held entitled to such a relief. Reliance is placed on the decision of this Court in Raji C. Moncy v. Lissa K. Jacob (2001(1) KLJ 650), ie. (2001(2) KLT SN 44). The learned counsel for the respondent promptly points out that this contention is not available as a later single Judge decision of this Court in Thomas Kuriakose v. Abraham Mary (2003(2) KLT