Under Section 27(1)(a) of the Special Marriage Act, 1954, divorce may be sought where respondent has:

Section 27(1)(a) allows divorce where the respondent "has, after the solemnization of the marriage, had voluntary sexual intercourse with any person other than his or her spouse". Desertion requires two years under clause (b), imprisonment must be for seven years or more under clause (c), and cruelty must be after the solemnization under clause (d).