10/01/2016
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Section 13 in The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
13 Divorce.
(1) Any marriage solemnised, whether before or after the commencement of this Act, may, on a petition presented by either the husband or the wife, be dissolved by a decree of divorce on the ground that the other party
16 [(i) has, after the solemnisation of the marriage, had voluntary sexual in*******se with any person other than his or her spouse; or]
[(ia) has, after the solemnisation of the marriage, treated the petitioner with cruelty; or]
[(ib) has deserted the petitioner for a continuous period of not less than two years immediately preceding the presentation of the petition; or]
(ii) has ceased to be a Hindu by conversion to another religion; or
[(iii) has been incurably of unsound mind, or has been suffering continuously or intermittently from mental disorder of such a kind and to such an extent that the petitioner cannot reasonably be expected to live with the respondent.
