Right of divorce to a wife under section 13(2) of Hindu marriage act, 1955 is available to the wife
Section 13(2)(ii) grants a wife the right to seek divorce where the husband has, since the solemnisation of the marriage, been guilty of rape, sodomy or bestiality, that is,…
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Right of divorce to a wife under section 13(2) of Hindu marriage act, 1955 is available to the wife
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Section 13(2)(ii) grants a wife the right to seek divorce where the husband has, since the solemnisation of the marriage, been guilty of rape, sodomy or bestiality, that is, "If the offence of rape, sodomy or bestiality is subsequent to the marriage of the petitioner".
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