Section 13(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 creates:

Under section 13(2) "A wife may also present a petition for the dissolution of her marriage by a decree of divorce" on further grounds: pre-Act bigamy, rape, sodomy or bestiality, non-resumption after a maintenance order, and repudiation of a child marriage. These are in addition to the section 13(1) grounds open to both spouses.