Conditions of the Hindu Marriage Act

"Section 5. A marriage may be solemnized between any two Hindus, if the following conditions are fulfilled, namely-

1.         neither party has a spouse living at the time of the marriage

2.         at the time of the marriage, neither party-

a.   is incapable of giving a valid consent to it in consequence of unsoundness of mind; or

b.   though capable of giving a valid consent, has been suffering from mental disorder of such a kind or to such an extent as to be unfit for marriage and the procreation of children; or

c.   has been subject to recurrent attacks of insanity or epilepsy;

3.         the bridegroom has completed the age of twenty-one years and the bride the age of eighteen years at the time of the marriage;

4.         the parties are not within the degrees of prohibited relationship unless the custom or usage governing each of them permits of a marriage between the two;

5.         the parties are not sapindas of each other, unless the custom or usage governing each of them permits of a marriage between the two."