Under Section 27(1A)(i) of the Special Marriage Act, 1954, divorce may be sought where husband has been…

Section 27(1A)(i) lets a wife seek divorce on the ground that "her husband has, since the solemnization of the marriage, been guilty of rape, sodomy or bestiality". Cruelty, desertion and adultery are grounds open to either spouse under section 27(1), not the wife's special grounds.