Divorce under Hindu Marriage Act
DIVORCE As per to Hindu Marriage Act 1955 , Section 13 lays down various grounds of divorce, but there are three primary grounds of divorce in which mostly court passes decree of Divorce. 1. Adultery 2. Cruelty 3. Mutual Consent 1. Adultery According to sec. 13(1)(i) if the other party has after solemnization of the marriage had voluntary sexual intercourse with any person other than his or her spouse while he/she still being alive , then it would be a ground for Divorce. 2. Cruelty According to sec. 13(1)(ii), if the other party has treated the petitioner with cruelty then it would be a ground for Divorce. No exact interpretation of cruelty exists in HMA 1956, cruelty may be delicate or atrocious. It may be bodily or psychological. It may be by language, body language or may be by quiet. “ Conduct of such an act so as to have cause danger to life, limb or health, bodily or mental, or give rise to a reasonable apprehe