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Grounds of divorce meant exclusively for wife under section 13(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 are :…

Section 13(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 gives the wife additional grounds: pre-Act bigamy by the husband, the husband's guilt of rape, sodomy or bestiality,…

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Grounds of divorce meant exclusively for wife under section 13(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 are :

(a) Pre - Act bigamy by Husband.
(b) Husband is guilty of rape, sodomy and bestiality.
(c) Non-payment of maintenance and no cohabitation for one year or upwards.
(d) Repudiation of marriage by wife.

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Section 13(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 gives the wife additional grounds: pre-Act bigamy by the husband, the husband's guilt of rape, sodomy or bestiality, non-payment of maintenance with no cohabitation for a year, and repudiation of a child marriage on attaining puberty. Since all four are wife-specific grounds, the answer is "(a), (b), (c) and (d)".

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