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Under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, cruelty as a ground for divorce must occur:

Section 13(1)(ia) allows divorce where the respondent "has, after the solemnization of the marriage, treated the petitioner with cruelty". Cruelty may be mental as well as…

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Under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, cruelty as a ground for divorce must occur:

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Section 13(1)(ia) allows divorce where the respondent "has, after the solemnization of the marriage, treated the petitioner with cruelty". Cruelty may be mental as well as physical, and a single grave act can amount to it.

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