If, at the time of solemnization of marriage, wife has been subject to recurrent attacks of insanity,…
Recurrent attacks of insanity at solemnization breach section 5(ii)(c). Section 12(1)(b) makes a marriage contravening section 5(ii) voidable and capable of annulment,…
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If, at the time of solemnization of marriage, wife has been subject to recurrent attacks of insanity, under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 the marriage will be:
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Correct answer C
Recurrent attacks of insanity at solemnization breach section 5(ii)(c). Section 12(1)(b) makes a marriage contravening section 5(ii) voidable and capable of annulment, rather than automatically void under section 11. Epilepsy was removed from section 5(ii)(c) in 1999; that change does not remove insanity from the provision.
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