Under Section 14 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, a petition for divorce cannot ordinarily be presented…

Under Section 14 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, no petition for divorce may be presented within "1 year" from the date of marriage. The court may allow an earlier petition on the ground of exceptional hardship to the petitioner or exceptional depravity on the part of the respondent. It is therefore a bar on filing too early, not a period after which a petition becomes time-barred.