Section 29 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 deals with:

Section 29 is headed "Restriction on petitions for divorce during first one year after marriage": no divorce petition may be presented unless one year has passed since the certificate was entered in the Marriage Certificate Book, subject to leave in exceptional cases. Divorce by mutual consent is in section 28, relief for the respondent in section 35 and speedy trial in section 40B.