Relief under Section 23A of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 can be granted to respondent if:

Under s.23A of the Hindu Marriage Act, "if the petitioner's adultery, cruelty or desertion is proved, the court may give to the respondent any relief under this Act" to which a petition on that ground would have entitled the respondent. Proof of that fault is the condition, not hardship or the petitioner's consent, and no separate petition is needed.