Pregnancy of a girl at the time of her marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

Under Section 12(1)(d) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, a marriage is voidable and may be annulled by a decree of nullity on the ground that the respondent was at the time of the marriage pregnant by some person other than the petitioner. Under Section 12(2)(b), such a petition can be entertained only if the petitioner was at the time of the marriage ignorant of the facts alleged, proceedings were instituted within one year of the marriage, and marital intercourse with the consent of the petitioner has not taken place since the discovery of the ground. It renders the marriage voidable rather than ipso jure void under Section 11.