Under the first proviso to Section 25(c) of the Special Marriage Act, 1954, the court shall not grant…

Clause (c) of the first proviso to section 25 bars a decree on the pregnancy ground unless "marital intercourse with the consent of the petitioner has not taken place since the discovery by the petitioner of the existence of the grounds for a decree". Filing within one year of the marriage satisfies clause (b) rather than barring relief, and the birth of the child is irrelevant.