Any marriage can
be voidable and may be annulled on the following grounds: the marriage has not
been consummated due to impotency, contravention of the valid consent mental
illness condition specified in Section 5, or that the respondent at the time of
the marriage was pregnant by someone other than the petitioner. Divorce can be
sought by husband or wife on certain grounds, including: continuous period of
desertion for two or more years, conversion to a religion other than Hindu,
mental abnormality, venereal disease, and leprosy. A wife can also present a
petition for the dissolution of marriage on the ground of if the husband marries
again after the commencement of his first marriage or if the husband has been
guilty of rape, sodomy, or bestiality. Newly married couples cannot file a
petition for divorce within one year of marriage.
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