Section 2 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 say:
1. This Act applies -
a. to any
person who is a Hindu by religion in any of its forms or developments,
including a Virashaiva, a Lingayat or a follower of the Brahmo, Prarthana or
Arya Samaj;
b. to any
person who is a Buddhist, Jaina or Sikh by religion; and
c. to any other
person domiciled in the territories to which this Act extends who is not a
Muslim, Christian, Parsi or Jew by religion, unless it is proved that any such
person would not have been governed by the Hindu law or by any custom or usage
as part of that law in respect of any of the matters dealt with herein if this
Act had not been passed.
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