Under Section 7 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, a Hindu male has the capacity to take…

Under Section 7 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, any male Hindu who is of sound mind and is not a minor has the capacity to take a son or a daughter in adoption, provided that if he has a wife living, he shall not adopt except with the consent of his wife (unless she has completely and finally renounced the world, has ceased to be a Hindu, or has been declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be of unsound mind). All of the listed conditions are therefore required.